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I don’t see anything shameless in the article. He’s interesting. He engages people with issues that are relevant to language, poetry, education. He’s relevant. He’s smart. He’s not a dinosaur.

ja

> On Nov 7, 2014, at 1:40 PM, Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Media savvy is easy, if one has no shame.
> 
> On which note, I'd be more impressed if Kenny was the centerfold.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jim andrews <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Nov 7, 2014 4:34 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Conceptual poet in Playboy
>> 
>> Conceptual poet in Playboy:
>> http://www.playboy.com/articles/goldsmith-interview
>> 
>> ‘Poetry’ is a broader concept than it used to be. Just as the term ‘visual art’ has broadened beyond the traditional visual arts of painting, sculpture, film and photography. New media have broadened ‘visual art’ and so too has ‘conceptual art’. 
>> 
>> ‘Visual art’ has put up less resistance about this broadening of itself than has ‘poetry’ about the broadening of ‘poetry’. 
>> 
>> ‘Conceptual poetry’ is media savvy.
>> 
>> ja
>> http://vispo.com