Comments on: About Paul Jones

By: Professional Development – 9th Annual Metrolina Library Association Conference

Mon, 16 Jun 2014 21:55:30 +0000

[…] plenary session was by Paul Jones, Director of ibiblio and a professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. His presentation was an overview of the […]

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 14:56:07 +0000

I enjoy coffee. I enjoy your paintings. I enjoy Louis St Lewis. I enjoy Tyndall Galleries. I don't do email. I don't do "seminar(s) on semiotics, polemics, linguistic structures, modern discursive paradigms. ETC." Peace out.

By: Elizabeth Marin

Elizabeth Marin — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 03:42:02 +0000

Hello Paul Jones.

I sent a brief e-mail to you years ago which continues to haunt me – Louis St. Louis reviewed one of my shows at Tyndall Gallery. One comment was reference to a martini/valium-esque essence in my work etc. It was elegant and respectful. I wanted to share his generosity towards me with others… My post was written in concert with comments preceding mine in your thread- specifically those which referred to his eclectic manner, dress, way of being, speaking, etc.
I have had many reviews, but none quite like his. My sharing was not an attempt to posit myself as subject OR gain attention for my own work. I am neither pathetic, selfish or unconsciousness, yet in my mind , and others as well, someone reviewing their own show in a discussion of anothers could be perceived as such.
I was just another person sharing their respect and admiration for Louis St.Louis.

“Why Elizabeth, are you reviewing your own paintings…?” And it continues, quickly deteriorating into a moment of SNL humiliation and ridicule.

Your response might have been acceptable, and even funny, in an appropriate environment; e.g. a seminar on semiotics, polemics, linguistic structures, modern discursive paradigms. ETC. – a cup of coffee even. After all, you were clear in further pointing out that you owned one of my pieces, and coffee was your venue to viewing it. Instead, that moment years ago has affected my reputation as a painter and my integrity as a person. I am grateful that one of the people I recently sent to Google was so embarrassed for me that she felt she had to share with me what she found and the impact it had upon her. I doubt I will hear from her again.

Respectfully,

Elizabeth Marin
elspeth.sontag52@gmail.com

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 19:35:31 +0000

Luciano,
Thanks for the great conversation and companionship and for the pointer to your Ezra Pound article. I’ve had a chance to read it and loved the details and how it filled in so many blanks in what I knew of Pound’s time in Italy. I look forward to reading your other articles http://www.openlettersmonthly.com/author/luciano-mangiafico/ there in Open Letters.

By: Luciano Mangiafico

Luciano Mangiafico — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 21:22:37 +0000

Paul, it was very nice meeting you, Sally, and your brilliant offspring the other night. Hopefully, we will be in touch from time to time.
As you recall, over dinner we were talking about Ezra Pound. You may enjoy the edited version of a much longer piece I had written about him, which was published in Open Letters Monthly in November 2012. A link is enclosed.
Regards,
Luciano
http://www.openlettersmonthly.com/attainted-the-life-and-afterlife-of-ezra-pound-in-italy/

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 20:52:08 +0000

In reply to Lori Guidos.

Try http://answers.ibiblio.org it’s working from here

By: Lori Guidos

Lori Guidos — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 18:31:22 +0000

Paul,

Nice meeting you and your family last week at the archive.

I am having problems accessing the FAQ on the IBiblio.Org website.

Best,

Lori

By: Introduction » The Burden of Email

Introduction » The Burden of Email — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:50:10 +0000

[…] we spend 2.5 days a year just on answering emails. And even more. How do we get that time back? Ask Paul Jones, UNC-CH professor who dropped email nearly two years ago and is happy with the decision. Here`s his […]

By: Reading rainbow « LoseringBook

Reading rainbow « LoseringBook — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:37:08 +0000

[…] Mammoth Records, where the Backsliders recorded back in the day;Â and noted computer guru/poet Paul Jones. My American Music Series co-editor Peter Blackstock did the introduction, and I was glad to have […]

By: Quora

Quora — Wed, 09 May 2012 09:58:54 +0000

What do people use instead of email?…

As Eddie Xue points out, some people use a combination of social networking tools (e.g. Facebook, Google+, Twitter), blogs, and instant messaging in lieu of email. Pundits like Paul Jones (http://ibiblio.org/pjones/blog/about-paul-jones/) and Luis Suar…