'licensed' poets? lol
Janet, never had a licence, never needed one
PS what was that, Andrew? 'tripewriter'? love it
2010/1/24 Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]>
> I'm guessing that 95% of the poets quoted trained in MFA programs and now
> teach in them. I recognized the names of only four or five, but there are
> now something like 20,000 "licensed" poets in the US.
>
> Mark
>
>
> At 05:41 AM 1/24/2010, you wrote:
>
>> I actually thought it the poetry of people who have been taught that
>> poetry is about making "moves". In courses, maybe.
>>
>> xA
>> From Alison's iPhone
>>
>> On 24/01/2010, at 9:28 PM, Janet Jackson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> It's the poetry of people who are way too comfortable
>>>
>>> Janet
>>>
>>> 2010/1/24 Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]>
>>>
>>> That's the one. This world.
>>>>
>>>> That struck me too. A couple caught my eye. But I actually don't know
>>>> most of those poets.
>>>>
>>>> xA
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 7:06 PM, David Bircumshaw
>>>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What stands out to my eye is not the 'moves' (they're familiar
>>>>> enough)
>>>>>
>>>> but
>>>>
>>>>> the dull flatness of most of the quotes, it's quite disturbing to
>>>>> contemplate a world where they're significant writing. Oh dear,
>>>>> I've
>>>>>
>>>> just
>>>>
>>>>> realised, it's the world we live in ...
>>>>>
>>>>
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>>
>> Announcing The Whole Island: Six Decades of Cuban Poetry (University of
>> California Press).
>> http://go.ucpress.edu/WholeIsland
>>
>>
>>
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