His "influence" still puzzles me. It can't be that important outside his circle of admirers, though. ------------------original message------------------------ Luke wrote: I mean, I'm all for undercutting public taste and ignorance. The guy's been quite influential for 50 years, and I'm haven't read that much, but yeah. Can't think of any modernist I can't stand. Slightly bored by the idea of Yeats, I guess, though I would attend a reading, ha. Sorry for going on, Luke