Saturday, September 23, 2006

Pet Peeves

People who argue that making poetry more accessible vitiates the art form while simultaneously decrying the state of modern poetry vis a vis its audience.

If there is no true inherent system in poetics to judge whether poetry is "good" or "bad" or just plain "ugly"; then why is everyone so upset at David Lehman's choices - whether or not they smack of cronyism.
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4 comments:

  1. Patry Francis12:22 AM, September 27, 2006

    I have a couple of pets that look very similar to yours.

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  2. Nick8:20 AM, September 28, 2006

    We must have got them at the same pet store. ;-)

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  3. Kay Day12:17 PM, September 29, 2006

    Hi, Nick,
    On the subject of Lehman, his choices illustrate my belief that poetry is tribal, and it may be so because of personal politics or a poetry aesthetic.

    I don't buy the "Best" series anymore for one reason. They ain't the best.

    Kay Day

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  4. Nick3:43 PM, September 29, 2006

    Kay,

    Nice to see you in these parts. I think that quite a few of the bloggers in this community agree with you.

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