That does get us into an infinite regress, though. In order to be a
poet, you have to be called a poet by other people who have been
called poets by other people who have been called poets by other
people who have been called poets, and so on.
Was there an Original Poet? A sort of rogue analyst?
Dominic
On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 16:55:43 -0000, Douglas Clark
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> This argument is very interesting. But I wouldnt dream of calling myself a
> poet, which it seems is what these MFA people do. That is for other people,
> meaning poets, to decide.
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