I agree with you. I suppose that the difference between art and "trying to
say something".
On Mon, 12 Feb 2001 08:05:43 -0700, Douglas Barbour
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>I can see why you've given up on poetry, Daniel, if you find it a problem
>that poetry 'was too open to interpretation.' I _think_ most poets would
>agree, & see that as one of the positives -- in so far as we/they care
>about 'interpretation' at all...
>
>Douglas Barbour
>Department of English
>University of Alberta
>Edmonton Alberta Canada T6G 2E5
>(h) [780] 436 3320 (b) [780] 492 0521
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>
> Seven years' devotion
> to a liberal cause
> hasn't altered
> the plum tree.
> CK Stead
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