large radical anthologist riled

[Bill Irwin]

Excuse me if I interrupt your intellectual discussion of literature, but I
wasn't aware of the publishing record of you 2 guys so would like you both
provide me with a short bibliography of you respective publications so that
I may check them out for myself.  Don't be shy.
Merry Christmas
Aloha
Peace on Earth
ect ect
Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Eisenstadt <michaele@ando.pair.com>
To: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 2:40 PM
Subject: large radical anthologist riled


> Jon Ford wrote:
> >
> > Oh Oh-- let's not get into the "publication envy" syndrome.Eisenstadt, I
> > could put your complete works in my backpocket but that wouldn't make
them
> > any more or less pretentious and boring to read. My textbooks are the
best
> > that money can buy in my field, and for your info my editor makes us
keep
> > the weight down. My latest (weighing in at 250 pages, AddisonWesley
Longman
> > publishers) is on Citizenship since 9/ll, and will be one of the most
> > radical anthologies at the college comp level. Anyway, in your original
post
> > you were talking about college kids. I think younger kids should either
1)
> > purchase a better designed pack or 2)not carry the books around so much.
> > 3)Maybe Daddy can give them a ride to school. You certainly can't hold
> > authors responsible for "kiddie back ache."
>
> Citizenship since 9/11! I can just imagine. You wouldnt dare to post
> some of your drivel for us to laugh at, would you? From the same
> lackwit who once sent me samples of his homebrewed poetry (Le mer!
> Le mer!) and wanted to discuss with me the psychiatric medicines he
> takes
>
> how can you call MY publications pretentious and boring seeing as you
> have never read them? you are it seems as honest intellectually
> as you are ethical in the renting of your slum houses in Oakland
>
> the article cited about the California-based movement against the
> student backpack infamy is VERY interesting:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/24/education/24BACK.html
>


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