Hi to all on the list,
My name is Robert Heffernan. I've been lurking for a few weeks now so
people may not recognise my name although I might well recognise yours
by now.
Well. I am posting to ask a question of those on the list.
What, in your opinion, are the currently most important poetics at the
moment? What are the most important schools of poetical thought? If one
were interested in trying to put one's finger on the current poetical
pulse, who should he read, what direction should he look in?
What are people's opinions on who are the most 'important' poets of the
moment (important as innovators, etc., rather than poets whom you admire
or whatever.)
What are people's opinions on the direction poetry (in the large, in in
several large chunks) is moving right now?
I have found searching for information on contemporary poetics on the
net to be a futile affair. I think if one is not already clued in one
does not recognise whats out there.
I understand that this is a question that does not really have a proper
objective answer but I am sure that there are trends that can be
observed in the large (or several concurrent trends at least).
I also understand that this is a question that is likely to have been
asked in the past. If so I apologise.
thank you,
bob
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