Nada Gordon gets cut by Perloff, Gary Sullivan receives a Bruce Andrews slight. pretty tacky business. I was introduced to Bruce Andrews a few years ago and he gave me some attitude as well. the old gunslinger. I surely did not approach him that way. I don't know what to make of these modest contretemps. I suppose Perloff's academic position necessitates a regal bearing, maybe, and that the Diomedes of the LANGUAGE poets is surly makes some sense. but still. I met Ashbery years ago and he was gracious, much more so than I expected from his poetry.