I don't really want to prolong this thread Sean - although I think it
is good that the subject in general has been aired, the focus on the
'journal' itself and what it might or might not do has become bogged
down and gotten unnecessarily personal. My concern, like Mark's I
think, is with the wider issues that it is a part of.
I don't think your comment below is true. From where I was sat it
looked as though the scene was dying until 'academic interest' helped
save it. This could be disputed, I know, especially because of the
strength of character and excellence of the work of a handful of
highly individual poets, all outside of academia, Harwood, Raworth,
O'Sullivan, Monk and Halsey etc, but I would still argue that closer
to the ground (or underground) the Brit avant scene had become more
and more isolated and alone. It wasn't just the entry into the academy
of course, there were other revitalising factors, the internet for one.
Tim A.
On 23 Oct 2009, at 12:38, Sean Bonney wrote:
> Academic interest reflects the liveliness of the scene in general.
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