Yes, outrageous, not least for the profits made from such exercises which don't appear to be enriching either the poet or poetry. Bill On Sun, 8 Jan 2017 at 5:05 AM, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Wow. Whatever I think of the poems, I protest, too… > > > > Doug > > > On Jan 7, 2017, at 10:54 AM, Roger Day <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/standardized-tests-are-so-bad-i-cant-answer-these_us_586d5517e4b0c3539e80c341 > > > ? > > > > > > It is indeed a corker. > > > > Douglas Barbour > > [log in to unmask] > > https://eclecticruckus.wordpress.com/ > > > > Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuations > 2 (UofAPress). > > Recording Dates (Rubicon Press). > > > > Venerable Optimist > > > > He saw the dark as a ragged garment > > spread out to air. > > Through its rents and moth-holes > > the silver light came pouring. > > > > Denise Levertov > >