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Re: Poetry - Defending the absurd
An interesting argument comes higher up in the same Newsweek article [emphasis mine]: Poetry, for all its merits, has no program or volume to rival the current popularity of Oprah and Harry Potter, but even so, the decline of its already modest following is noteworthy. Some critics and readers claim that most poetry today is too cloistered and ...
Posted to Poems by White_Rabbit on July 24, 2009
Re: A Contemporary Poet I could come to love -
You've found a contemporary poet who thinks as well as feels. I can't take the time, at this late hour, to follow the link you provided, but if the two samples you provided are any indication, Kay Ryan is the current Poet Laureate for some very good reasons. Compressed, quirly language indeed. wr ()()
Posted to Poems by White_Rabbit on June 19, 2009