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From: "Douglas Barbour" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: november song
Roger
of course I agree with you here. Let me clarify, as they say. A lot of
young student poets seem to feel that reading other poets would destroy
their unique inspiration. The smart ones soon figure out that that is
not the case, & I just say, the poets I admire (published poets we're
speaking of here, etc) read, of course. I was referring to these people
new to poetry, usually quite young, who haven't clued in yet to the
ongoing conversation that feeds their art.
Doug
When you are starting out you must read everything, good or bad. That is
fundamental.
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