I haven't followed all the ins and outs of this thread, so I'm not sure if
this point has been made already, but I'd say that the appearance of this
journal is a good thing -for academia-. Here in the US the academic
discussion of poetry (qua poetry) is very much in retreat, so any venue that
encourages informed discussion of "other" poetries is very much to be
welcomed.
I doubt whether the analogy with Poetry Review is really the right one, btw.
At their best, academic journals--I have high hopes for this one--can work
against the codification of poetic practice by shedding light on
possibilities past and present occluded by received wisdom, anthologies,
whatnot...
Best,
Jeremy
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