I like the bait-and-switch tactic: underneath this cream puff is a gom
jabbar. You'll like it, honest.
The only people to take poetry "seriously" are the practicioners and
the critics. I'm not sure about the latter sometimes.
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 12:24 PM, Dominic Fox <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > He goes on to praise the book well but I'm struck by the equation of
> > poetry with a rather sticky sweet the missus like. With non-essential
> > shopping. An extra, for those who like that sort of thing.
> >
> >
> >
> Poetry as otium rather than negotium. Or as pabulum. The sort of thing
> Roger McGough goes into schools and tries to enthuse children about. Not for
> grown-ups, unless they're the effete and dreamy sort.
>
> Dominic
>
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