The juggernaut of WTF? reactions to the threatened prepublication lawsuit against the publisher of Kent Johnson’s all-but-in-the-mail book A Question Mark above the Sun: Documents on the Mystery Surrounding a Famous Poem “by” Frank O’Hara rolls on. Richard D. Allen addresses it here, as does the proprietor of Habenicht Press here. My favorite, though, is the commentary by Mark Scroggins (here), who summons no less a witness against Knopf & Friends than John Milton—specifically citing his pamphlet against prepublication censorship, Areopagitica. If Kent Johnson accomplishes nothing else with this book, he will have made us think hard about the power of the word and the power of money.
Joseph Hutchison, Colorado Poet Laureate 2014-2019, has published 20 collections of poems and edited or co-edited three poetry anthologies. He currently directs two master’s-level programs for University College at the University of Denver: Professional Creative Writing and Arts & Culture Management. Joe lives with his wife, Melody Madonna, in the mountains southwest of Denver, Colorado, the city where he was born. 
Steve, I'm outraged by many things I haven't read. <i>The Faerie Queene</i> especially pisses me off! But seriously, let's say that you and I hold each other to the same standards. Why don't you insist that Tony Towle produce scans of the original documents on which he bases his attack on Mr. Johnson? (Go ahead. Shoot him an email.) Unseriously, I really don't care if Kent'
Except that Scroggins (see his comment box to his post) has sort of or partly pulled the plug on what he wrote. <br /><br />Joseph, if you have the alleged letter, print it. Otherwise, I gotta ask: how can you possibly get so outraged about something you've never actually read?