Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/KB Ballentine

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The result was delete. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:02, 20 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

KB Ballentine (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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I'm unable to find sources which demonstrate that either WP:BIO or WP:CREATIVE are satisfied. Whilst there are numerous sources cited, they merely confirm that she has published poetry, but it does not appear to have attracted any critical commentary in reliable sources. SmartSE (talk) 17:04, 13 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Poetry and Tennessee. SmartSE (talk) 17:04, 13 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  I don't understand why these categories are questionable. They are a poet. They are from Tennessee in the United States. Canestrari (talk) 20:33, 13 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 17:43, 13 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  I doubt this is related to this author's gender. It appears it has more to do with the credibility of the sources that were cited. My mistake. When they get on the NYT, then maybe they will be "credible" enough for this editor. Canestrari (talk) 19:59, 13 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  I have also removed any gender-specific references. I wasn't sure if this was an issue, so did this for good measure anyway. Canestrari (talk) 20:05, 13 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You've provided a list of sources and some of them include numerous articles that support her creative work. She is a poet, not a novelist. Can you recommend some additional sources that offer reliable critical commentary for poetry, other than books? Canestrari (talk) 18:18, 13 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.wutc.org/arts-culture/2021-04-21/talking-writing-kb-ballentine-part-i

https://www.chattanoogan.com/2022/7/6/452024/Chattanooga-Author-Showcase-Features.aspx

https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/kb_ballentine Canestrari (talk) 18:55, 14 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - I can't find any in-depth coverage of them. Fails WP:GNG.Onel5969 ^{TT me} 13:59, 19 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: I was hoping this would be a keep, but nothing with SIGCOV for a BLP.  // Timothy :: talk  16:41, 20 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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