I mean the ‘modes’ that you parenthesised in that sentence - conceptual, popular, avant. Jamie Sent from my iPad > On 2 May 2018, at 13:57, Luke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Abstract terms =/= entities, not sure what you mean by that. I mean, whatever though. > > Cheers, > Luke > >> On 2 May 2018 at 13:55, Jamie McKendrick <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> Or conversely, irrespective of the ‘tensions between modes (conceptual, popular, avant) things (i.e. poetry) will still happen and develop’. >> I can’t really believe that these abstract entities are in the least bit necessary for generating poems. >> Jamie >> >> >> > On 2 May 2018, at 02:01, Luke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> > >> > I mean 'the future of poetry' doesn't have to be a thing, as long as there are still tensions between modes (conceptual, popular, avant) things will still happen and develop, etc.. It's the soggy undifferentiated mess that would disappoint. >> > >> > Luke >