Well, of course we agree with you about our judgments, too, Jon. There's just that one small problem.... Doug On 7-Apr-09, at 11:19 AM, Jon Corelis wrote: > As for the larger issue, of course my judgments on poetry have to be > prescriptive, because I only like good poetry, so obviously if I like > it it's good and if I don't it's not. I'm surprised I have to explain > this. Douglas Barbour [log in to unmask] http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/ Latest books: Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy) http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664 Wednesdays' http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-from-aboveground-press_10.html The covers of this book are too far apart. Ambrose Bierce