I'm not commenting on recent discussions, but I'm slightly puzzled by this, Seamus:
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:23 AM, Séamas Cain
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Alec, and other British & Irish poets,
2.) I have always been amazed by the degree to which most poets,
artists, composers, novelists, etc., etc., would rather be ART CRITICS
than poets, artists, composers, etc. And thus, from time to time,
everywhere we end up with these odd and contrived "discussions."
Usually, such "art criticism" is vulgar, élitist, boorish, and stupid.
It is our DUTY as artists to DO art, to MAKE art. We should leave to
the future the determination of what art has been most meaningful,
what art has been important or lasting. (Indeed, I think it would be
preposterous and goofy to do otherwise.)
