Lawrence,
wonderful post.
erminia
On Wed, 29 May 2002 11:53:41 +0100, Lawrence Upton
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>Kent
>
>(why ask a question when you are not going to be here to get the answer?)
>
>as one builds a readership one at a time, so one persuades...
>
>Why write poetry? Why talk about it? Surely your criticism of talking about
>international politics applies to poetry. But also what kind of poetry is
it
>which ignores the world?
>
>Why write poetry if one has no politics? Not that one can have no politics.
>How much of the content / subject of poetry is separable from political
>matters?
>
>For myself, I am trying to be clear in my expression and in that of others.
>I am trying to understand by discussion and by following discussions.
>
>Such attention makes one aware of how disjunctive some arguments are and
how
>illogical
>
>I am trying to see how sincere others are when they post - are they
>similarly engaged or are they playing silly games?
>
>I am trying to clear sentimentality from myself and others. I don't want to
>be sentimental. I don't want to read sentimental writing.
>
>It is not a general campaign, wch wld be like approaching the sea with a
>spoon; wch is why yr sneer about going on a demo missed the point - perhaps
>that is partly me, but only partly
>
>and also it is pleasant to protest even if few hear it before we are killed
>by cheats and hypocrites
>
>
>L
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "KENT JOHNSON" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: 29 May 2002 03:04
>Subject: Question for list
>
>
>| Why do we waste our time arguing international politics on a poetry
>| list (not that I haven't been plenty guilty!)?
>|
>| NOT A SOUL BEYOND OUR VIRTUAL SOULS IS LISTENING
>| except for maybe George Oppen, and he's rolling like a turbine
>| shaft in his grave.
>|
>| Adios for a week. Going fishing.
>|
>| Kent
>|
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