tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post6549417798072054962..comments2023-10-29T01:23:25.535-07:00Comments on Beth Kephart Books: The critics among usBeth Kepharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14236487532413398431noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-55027760616958671802011-01-04T18:04:56.070-08:002011-01-04T18:04:56.070-08:00This reminds me of the Woods book I'd heard ab...This reminds me of the Woods book I'd heard about, and endorses it in such a personal visceral way, that I really want to read it now. Thanks, and for the link to the article.Richard Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295157685034187345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-47289776981032343252011-01-02T07:56:04.840-08:002011-01-02T07:56:04.840-08:00Beth, so well said--reflections. That is a wonderf...Beth, so well said--reflections. That is a wonderful way to put it. I also appreciate the excerpts you posted. Truth and beauty, yes, that's my aim as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-26231324842282264652011-01-01T08:21:00.157-08:002011-01-01T08:21:00.157-08:00Thanks for alerting me to this article, Beth! I l...Thanks for alerting me to this article, Beth! I like to think of criticism as continuing a conversation the writer has begun -- which seems to me a humble position, rather than the authoritative position some critics take. Like any productive conversation, this exchange necessarily starts with trying one's best to read carefully to understand what the writer tried to say and do in the work. By specifically addressing the writer's aesthetic in her review/response, the critic allows room for the reader's response.Elizabeth Mosierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661151352216613047noreply@blogger.com