Mark,
Back from work now and have a little more time to answer.
You've raised a lot of interesting issues: the role of the concrete, the
abstract and so on. The idea of the cost to a poet seems to get more and
more complex the more I think about it, and I realise you're not just
talking about calories or kilowatts.
I'm sorry that I was unfair to you. I did have some notion that your last
number of posts in reply to Alison were all negative, and was a little
concerned that there might be something behind this. I meant well, however
deluded I my attempts. As you point out, I didn't go back and analyse or do
anything that would have clarified things even to myself. I'm glad I was
barking up the wrong tree. I'm not glad I sounded off incorrectly and at
your expense. I apologise.
I'm interested in your saying that you are uncomfortable reading poems
online. If you got a chance I'd be interested in hearing more about this.
best
Randolph
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