I know, I didn't mean to sound so categorical. I'm presently coming to grips with an idea of poetics that tends to veer away from the hero-worship and egocentrism of past decades & centuries, and it hasn't quite taken form for me as a concept yet. It's unnerving, but inspiring. KS On 20 May 2011 14:22, Bob Grumman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On 5/20/2011 4:40 AM, Kasper Salonen wrote: > >> I'd trade "present and future" for "past and present" any day. :) >> >> KS >> > I've always had trouble understanding this attitude. Why the need to trade > rather than add to? > > --Bob >