tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246709.post6242280218049859337..comments2023-12-22T19:52:13.198-05:00Comments on Fernham: PEN World Voices: ResonancesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281027116636227323noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246709.post-4007022989412477442008-05-04T22:13:00.000-04:002008-05-04T22:13:00.000-04:00I couldn't even bear to post about this event myse...I couldn't even bear to post about this event myself although I'd been supposed to cover it for the PEN member blogs.<BR/><BR/>As I told you, I didn't stay until the end, either. Charles Simic began by saying he expected to be on a panel "arguing with other writers," and I think a panel would have been far more interesting.<BR/><BR/>Each of the lecturers (and that's how I perceived them) made some interesting points, but this could have been so much better had it more resembled the other events I went to, moderated by someone like Sam Tanenhaus (or in one case, by one of the panelists serving as "ringleader") throwing out questions and getting some interplay between the writers (as well as preventing anyone from going on too long).<BR/><BR/>As with classroom teaching, lectures are not always the best way to go. In this case, a discussion would have been more suitable.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428830849524153047noreply@blogger.com