Dida sounds like a reflection that would inadvertently make one self
conscience in turn robbing you of the pleasure of a natural experience.
I would rather read a poem that expressed an observation opened to
interpretation rather than a report geared for persuasion, personally.
but
i'm a jack ass
2cents
On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 2:01 PM, John Herbert Cunningham <
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> Here's a question to mull over: For much of poetic history, didacticism was
> accepted if not, outright encouraged. Then came the Romantic era along
> with the 'show, don't say' aphorism. Didacticism fell out of favour.
> However, poets now are looking to medieval and baroque forms to provide
> structure to their poetry. Some, Lisa Robertson being a prime example,
> have
> gone back to the ancient Greeks and Romans - Virgil, in Robertson's case -
> to 'make it new'. In doing so, are they reviving didacticism as an
> acceptable form for, let's face it, Robertson's poetry is extremely
> didactic?
>
> John Herbert Cunningham
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