Hi I've been lurking awhile, and read with interest the current crossfire
about anthologies... a question occurs:
What does it mean to "understand" contemporary poetry ?... or indeed, that
of any era.
Part of my mind flicks off into an answer about important ideas, modes of
writing, challenges, revaluation, reaction, context,etc etc... but what I
would like to hear are thoughts on the relationship between "understanding
contemporary poetry" and the experience (if I may use the word largely) of
reading poems.
Helen
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