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Monday, July 13, 2009

CJ Laity Likes Dick (Cheney?)

No, his own:

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The underlying thrust of this essay has to do with a particularly antagonizing person in the form of Chicago Poetry’s C. J. Laity. This single individual has as of late done much to sow dissension, distrust and anger among a considerable segment of poets –particularly those who participate in open mic readings. Much, if not all of his venom takes place on his popular website. More poison is widely distributed through email blasts to supporters and past participants in his reading series. And while disagreements and heated arguments must happen, it takes on an entirely different, even insidious tone when it has the purposeful disconnect of cyberspace. It is worse when only one side of the disagreement is re-contextualized, then widely e- disseminated to an audience. The very fact that there is an audience is in itself disturbing- because being heard or in this case, read, the audience, even as passive recipients, amount to enthusiastic support. The singular root of this particular problem is not solely Laity’s outpourings of venomous defamation, and vituperative opinions. It’s the leveraging of the pseudo authenticity of a web site that purportedly acts as a clearing house for all things poetry being applied as a bully pulpit for an array of petty beefs that Laity has with individuals within the poetry community. Insult is added to injury because in using the web and mass email correspondence, those he has beefs with are caught blindsided, placed on the defensive in an e- war of words- in which only one side –Laity’s is actually read.


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Laity's Wise Words


  1. poetrydude Says:
    June 9th, 2009 at 10:26 am Gee, what a surprise that CJ Laity has grabbed yet another opportunity to blow his own horn! If self-promotion was an Olympic sport, he’d be our Mark Spitz. Anyone who continually feels the need to tear down the work of others has clearly got serious emotional problems. Dude, get a job. And a shrink.
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ChicagoPoetry.com – CJ Laity!


CJ Laity & Chicago Poetry

CJ Laity hates women and isn't afraid to tell you about it! Yay, for CJ Laity! Striking a blow for all those men oppressed by women poets! Striking a blow for men who like to reserve the right to call other women "fat," if they can't think of anything else to say!

But we don't have to tell you how cool that is. You can read it yourself:

  • "She thinks that just because she is a young overweight woman she can steal from an older man"--CJ Laity
  • "Friends have no problem making fun of my alcoholism or insinuating that I have mental problems"--CJ Laity
  • "Yes, I am a DICK." --CJ Laity
  • "I will make sure when people google your domain name, I pop up and I will set everyone straight.... That's a promise."----CJ Laity

Yes, if you are looking for Chicago Poetry then look no further than this page. Whenever I'm looking for Chicago Poetry, that's the link I use--the search result that takes me to AK's post of the same name. It helps me avoid misogynist pricks such as CJ Laity. I encourage you to click on that link as many times as you can in the next, say, week or two. Or just click on this link for Chicago Poetry. It's KB's page for worthwhile readings in Chicago, readings where you can also avoid fucktards such as CJ Laity.

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MY BLOGROLL

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