[New-Poetry] Why Bly

[Helen Ruggieri]

He also had an essay called A Wrong Turning in American Poetry which was a really interesting take on 
mid-century poetry. 
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  In a message dated 11/4/2006 4:03:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, grahamd at ripon.edu writes:
    I've taught *News of the Universe* a number of times; while his literary and social history sometimes needs to be taken with a grain of salt, his taste in poetry is really fine
  Yes, I think Bly, with books like this and others, was largely responsible
  for increasing interest in poetry in translation. However liberal his own
  translations were, I think many international (panhistoriic) poets were
  first introduced to US readers by Bly. And those translations/poets changed contemporary US poetry during the 70s and 80s especially.

  His readings were often more like one-man shows (bazooki in hand) 
  and I found him a captivating character. I learned a lot from him...not something I can say about many other poets who I have heard read.

  Another book/essay  that I htink has held up well is "Leaping Poetry." Probably one of the better explanation of the ineffable powers of lyric poetry that I've seen.
  Finnegan


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