One of the better chess sites at the moment is Chesscafe.com A recent review of a couple of opening repertoire books by Carsten Hansen made me think about the way reviewing cultures vary. Hansen frankly slammed two books by Nikolai Kalinichenko. About the first book Hansen says:
"This book is incredibly bad. Too many lines are covered insufficiently and many important options are ignored outright. On top of this, we have an unacceptable amount of references to the other volume; either you cover all the relevant moves or you do not. It is ridiculous to constantly refer the reader elsewhere for information that should be included here. This is one of the worst opening books I have ever seen."
Although harsh, this kind of review is not unusual on chess sites. To review a poetry book in such terms is, of course, a different matter ...
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John Redmond kibitzing on poetry, chess, and related matters,
My Books
- The Alexandra Sequence (poems, 2016)
- Poetry and Privacy (criticism, 2013)
- James Liddy: Selected Poems (editor, 2011)
- MUDe (poems, 2008)
- How to Write a Poem (2005)
- Thumb's Width (poems, 2001)
Future Publications
I am working on a book of poetry which dwells, amongst other things, on mumming. I am also working on a study of food in contemporary poetry.
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