Good point, & Niedecker a fine example of same; I really only found her
with the Cid Corman Selected, & had the same reaction. The Collected of
a few years ago will, I hope, finally secure her her fitting place, but
yes, I read it/her as a companion, now.
Doug
On 31-Jul-07, at 9:56 AM, Mark Weiss wrote:
> There's a whole other category: fellow travelers. I first read
> Niedecker in 1970, for instance, and immediately recognized a
> soulmate, but I had already klearned and incorporated what she had to
> teach, tho she usually does it so well.
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