poetry 2000-2009 + number trouble + the internet

instead of heading to the usual 'best of 09', poetry foundation takes the time and space to sketch a larger frame of poetry in time, as seen by 9 poetry editors: "2000-2009: The Decade in Poetry".

this article comes with a whole spiral of noteworthy thoughts and links. here 2 of the main topics:

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Number Trouble

"While there is still plenty of "Numbers Trouble," the very existence of that notorious 2007 essay is part of a notable change.." --Annie Finch
--> the notorious essay: "poetry and gender: following "numbers trouble" (+ pdf)
----> some number trouble: "as the Guerilla Girls pointed out in the 80's, less than 5 percent of the artists in the Modern Art sections were women but 85 pecent of the nudes were female. Things were different fo us, after all." (-->Foulipo).
--------> poetry number troubles via the Chicago Review (--> diagram + pdf)
------> this also connects to the recent blazvox discussion: indie lit scene gender imbalance

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Poetry + the Internet

"Poets blogging is just a symptom. The decline of indie bookstores is just a symptom. The slow, painful death of newspapers, most of which have already tossed their book review sections and literary critics overboard, is itself just a symptom...
What’s apparent is that (a) this joyride isn’t over, and (b) we’re all in this together. When I realize that any chapbook publisher with a Blogspot page and PayPal account can sell directly to readers worldwide, I feel hopeful. I just hope we can find time to read & enjoy this great bounty." -- Ron Silliman

"During the last decade, the internet revolutionized the way we access poetry. Perhaps publishers quake at this concept, but I think it’s a positive shift. More and more people are reading poetry because they can access it easily. When Matt O’Donnell and I started From the Fishouse in 2004 there were no internet venues where you could find quality sources of audio and text by a large number of emerging writers.." - Camille Dungy

--> Videopoetry is another exciting new genre greatly facilitated by the popularity of video-sharing sites (Vimeo is currently the best place to find high-quality videopoetry).
----> Vimeo video poetry groups
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