Talk:David Biespiel

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David Biespiel is one of his generation's most inventive poets.
This reads a little too much like David wrote it himself and is using it as his resume. For example, do we really need to know the names of everyone who contributes to Politico's "The Arena?" If David Biespiel will be remembered in fifty years, I'll take all that back, but maybe the article could be trimmed a little until then. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.95.174.225 (talk) 00:03, 1 November 2017 (UTC)


 * I agree. I deleted all the other names of contributors. If readers are curious, they can look further in the link. --SoupDweller (talk) 15:15, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

"Afresh and refreshed" source
The second reference link to The Oregonian piece, "Poetry: Afresh and refreshed", is written by Biespiel and therefore should be reconsidered as a valid source. --SoupDweller (talk) 15:08, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Poetry and Democracy too detailed
The entire "poetry and democracy" section needs a solid rewrite, or even just a complete deletion. Perhaps it fits better as a small paragraph in Career. It's an interesting debate sure, but not relevant for an encyclopedia entry. --SoupDweller (talk) 15:41, 4 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Okay, I just made the decision to delete the whole section, and added a sentence in the Career section about it. --SoupDweller (talk) 22:24, 6 March 2022 (UTC)