Keston,
I always I find myself wondering about how you approach poetry. Hegel and
Olson. Are you saying that Olson was a bad poet because he wrote rhapsodic
poetry? Why use Hegel as a can opener? Should you use Hegel? I mean
shouldn't there be a warning to accompany Hegel's dialectic. "Beware of the
World Spirit". Are you using Hegel merely as a method of critiquing --what
about the rest --is it possible to use Hegel's dialectic without the
political baggage. Are you saying that rhapsody is bourgeois? Unrestrained
enthusiasm? Are you a puritan? A roundhead? From your critique of Olson it
seems that you felt he was prevented from being a good poet because he wrote
rhapsodic poetry that was unrestrained -- free -- and was not engaged. Is it
his singular lack of engagement with causes that troubles you? Is this how
he and Prynne might be distinguished? Is there a particular aesthetic you
are keen on? Is it one buttressed by Hegelian dialecticism? Show me where he
is rhapsodic. I feel that I might be guilty of the same poetic
misdemeanour..and I might learn from your explanation.
David Bircumshaw
Christmas cheers!
Have a virtual pint on me.
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