tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943366568013445284.post7239696208123786698..comments2024-02-09T06:15:27.088-08:00Comments on josh barkey: workadayJOSH BARKEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056229250824359708noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943366568013445284.post-20378923977384554452012-01-21T12:06:09.609-08:002012-01-21T12:06:09.609-08:00Hey Josh, I reckon you've read a bunch of Ray ...Hey Josh, I reckon you've read a bunch of Ray Carver. But although he was considered by many to be 'America's greatest short story writer,' he also wrote about feeling some insecurity about his poetry, and he said he really wanted to be remembered as a poet not so much as a short story writer...alas. I share a bit of your insecurity about things I write, interestingly enough I have little care for what folks think about my artwork. I have gotten some harsh criticism at art shows etc. in the past and I am really quite indifferent. But I used to go to the writing center at the U of Wash and if they gave me a bad review I would be in a funk for days! best to you, keep up the good work, obliged.Daniel Imburgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04011159253204822220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943366568013445284.post-7335291628198011912012-01-19T18:53:23.646-08:002012-01-19T18:53:23.646-08:00Thanks, Daniel! I think of all the things I write,...Thanks, Daniel! I think of all the things I write, I feel most insecure about my poems. They're wisps, you know? What are they... when do they work... who can tell? It is lovely to have one appreciated. Obliged backatcha.JOSH BARKEYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02056229250824359708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943366568013445284.post-45325111871320819742012-01-19T18:49:56.620-08:002012-01-19T18:49:56.620-08:00Now there's a darn good poem, obliged.Now there's a darn good poem, obliged.Daniel Imburgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04011159253204822220noreply@blogger.com