Re: 'Poetry Workshop' (was: raata)
Nyayapathi Srinivasa Rao (vasu@india.hp.com)
Thu, 13 Nov 97 12:46:51 IST
Sree VCJ says :
Sree VCJ says :
>
> > I thought VCJ gaaru is rather content with the contents than formulating
> > his opinions based on forms!
>
> The issue at hand was the 'market' we have for collectible or
> commemorative editions and the risks it poses for the publishers.
>
> Also, though I think content is the most important ingredient, I
> am not averse at all to forms that enhance the presentation of the
> content without getting in the way (as an editor, I pay a lot of
> attention to 'form'; I feel it attracts more people to read the piece in
> question, and it maximizes their appreciation. A book printed
> on quality paper with a durable binding is preferable to me than the
> same available in a shoddy condition; if the latter is the only thing
> avialable, that is OK, but if there is a choice, I vote for the former).
> I have a problem only when people judge the content solely based on form.
OK. I agree 100% with you. As you might have guessed, my remark was
made in a lighter vein.
Now comes an interesting observation.
This caught me for a diferent reason, though!
>
> Case in point: amaraavati kathalu, when they were published in
> Andhra Jyoti weekly, were instantly recognizable as great works and I
> immensely enjoyed reading them. I would have avidly read a volume of
> tearaways of amaraavati kathalu would have been fine, but having the same
> being available in a lovingly printed edition by navOdaya enhanced with
> baapu's pictures definitely enhanced my enjoyment.
>
> Regards -- V. Chowdary Jampala
I fully agree that baapu bommalu are good.
I don't say the same about the amaraavati kadhalu, though!
In my opinion those amaraavati kadhalu were grossly overrrated by
many including you.
They were almost without exception shallow tales of plotless plots
with rhetorical descriptions of scenes, situations and people
prepared with an overdose from aavakaay-neyyi-vaDiyaalu-relishing
old types.
None of them leaves in their readers a lasting impression
of having seen the world/people for the first time with a
virgin outlook. The writer's linguistic skills too, IMHO,
don't deserve an extra mention.
Those stories, at best, are mediocre.
What do you say?
--
Regards & Thanks
Vasu.