The Slipperiness of Academe “Perloff also seems to understand the problematizing act of Hawkey’s project, which manifoldly engages and investigates appropriation, dialogism, the creative act, and the anxiety of influence.”  —Some denizen of academia (I’m betting) named Harriet Staff __________________* Regarding horse pucky, it’s a cherished term from my childhood. It means “nonsense,” yes. But nonsense that reeks. That squishes between one’s mental toes. That causes the feet of one’s intellect to fly out and dump one down in the muck.Read More