Robert Pinsky's Nominee For Best Kvetcher: Ben Jonson
"Possibly the most noble and eloquent poetry-kvetch in the history of the art in English is Ben Jonson (1572-1637). ... In his angry denunciations of the stupid audiences, ignorant critics, dumb fads, inept rivals, and general decay of poetry and taste in his time, Jonson sometimes hurled Classical allusions." Slate 12/01/09

Posted December 2, 2009 05:14 AM