Mark writes:
<<It would at any rate be difficult to describe the style of Langpo such
that it would cover, say, Perelman and Armantrout, as it would be difficult
to describe the style of Black Mountain and its near associates so as to
cover Olson and also Duncan and Wieners. Or for that matter Bishop and
Lowell in their camp. The identification happens at a deeper level.
I'm comfortable with calling all of these "practices," like different types
of Buddhism or monastic Christianity. They certainly involve deeply
committed stances towards the world and the word. Very different from
"yesterday I wrote a postmodernist poem. Gee, maybe I'll write a sonnet
today," in which style is no more essential than a change of clothes or a
style of basketweaving.>>
Mark, this seems right to me. But I think that the edges of the categories
are at least a little bit fuzzy & that poets do learn from reading in other
practices. True for me anyways.
jd
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Joseph Duemer
School of Liberal Arts, 5750
Clarkson University
Potsdam NY 13699
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