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No worries. I'm probably not making much sense myself. I was simply trying to say that the fact that a poet might work as an academic tells you precious little about his or her work.I would have thought that should be obvious. I can't see much in common between Housman, Empson, Geoffrey Hill and Anne Carson, and the list could proliferate geometrically in the contemporary scene...JamieSent from my iPhoneLukeOh, apologies, I may have misread Tim's post.Best,On 28 February 2018 at 19:04, Luke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:LSo what were you saying about "senseless"?Cheers,On 28 February 2018 at 18:55, Jamie McKendrick <00001ae26018af73-dmarc-reques[log in to unmask] > wrote:That was more or less the point I was making!JFrom: [log in to unmask]" href="mailto:[log in to unmask]" target="_blank">LukeSent: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 6:29 PMSubject: Re: Olson's definition of a poem in Projective VerseLukeIt's not "senseless", poets do get some stick just for having an academic post.Cheers,On 28 February 2018 at 17:57, Jamie McKendrick <00001ae26018af73-dmarc-reques[log in to unmask] > wrote:
Apologies for giving rise to a senseless discussion!JFrom: [log in to unmask]" href="mailto:[log in to unmask]" target="_blank">LukeSent: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 5:13 PMSubject: Re: Olson's definition of a poem in Projective VerseLukeCheers,> A poet cannot be defined by their work any more than the poem can be defined by the poetThis. I think.On 28 February 2018 at 13:44, Tim Allen <0000002899e7d020-dmarc-reques[log in to unmask] > wrote:
No no no. A poet cannot be defined by their work any more than the poem can be defined by the poet. But what defines the man who behaves like a poet? What defines the man who behaves like an academic?On 28 Feb 2018, at 12:46, Jamie McKendrick wrote:
I take the view that poets are ‘defined’ by their work, if we want to use that word, and not by institutional affiliations