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Really a reply to willtam Herbert, who wrote:- We all seem to agree that the purpose of a poem is to communicate, hugh doesn't. ----- Original Message ----- From: Roddy Lumsden <[log in to unmask]> To: Poetryetc <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 10:03 PM Subject: Re: poets who eschew clarity > > >Roddy invited comment on the "laziness and bad manners" of poets who eschew > >clarity. I'd say it was more a fault of ego than of laziness and bad > >manners. > > > Hang on a minute, before this becomes a chinese whisper - that sounds like > it's my 'soundbite'. I was inviting comment from a specific poet, who had > expressed this opinion. I've a lot of time for clarity, but I like a bowl > of minestrone now and then, just as much as I like consommé. > > Roddy > > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%