Luke, you might find this interesting regarding the "underground" aspect:
http://www.argotistonline.co.uk/The%20Academisation%20of%20Avant-Garde%20Poetry.htm
And Tim Allen's response to it:
http://www.argotistonline.co.uk/Allen%20essay.htm
From Luke <[log in to unmask]>
Don't get me wrong, I'm not anti academia, though I've known a couple of punks who seemed to be. I'd just be reassured, if the "underground" didn't reduce to the authority of academia. Not just for me!
Luke
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