Hi Jim,
I wish i could believe that too, but I don't. I'm not just being
cynical either - in my experience things just don't work like that. We
are already beginning to see it happening here with the letters
following certain poet's names and the courses they've been on or run
having prominence in their publicity and blurbs etc. For many young
poets now it seems to be the case that they see their route to
publication lies in getting on a creative writing MA or some such, not
because it will teach them how to write (heaven help us) but because
they can instinctively sense the kudos of the certificate. I don't
blame them as individuals (it's the culture they've grown up in) but I
do think the process should at least be talked about. A similar thing
has happened with the Art Schools of course. The whole thing is messy
and difficult to discuss because so many are implicated and because
the evidence is, as yet, entirely anecdotal.
Cheers
Tim A.
On 22 Jun 2012, at 19:42, Jim Andrews wrote:
> But, at the end of the day, experienced people inside and outside of
> universities look at the art in considering the value of art, not
> the letters attached to the name.
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