[New-Poetry] Thought for the day after the elections

[Bob Grumman]

And I certainly don't want to reduce everything to just one meaning-- its entirely possible to talk about something that is separate from the political, of course.  What I question is the opposite exclusivity-- this idea that it is possible for any of us to compeltely separate ourselves from the issues of our time, and that giving attention to political ramifications of our speech or actions is inherently small and petty (this was sort of what I was hearing Bob say anyway). 

Well, I was saying that what counts in poetry is poetry.  I note that my question about the value of music has been ignored.)  I then popped off about the value of politics (as opposed to political science, I might insert--as a gesture toward Anny's response to what I said) because of my annoyance with current politics, particularly an election in which no one running for office on either side, so far as I know, said anything intelligent (i.e., accidentally committed political science).  I should probably have resisted my pop-off.  While I do believe in what I said, I don't have time to defend it.  Basically, I believe people like me have only one sane political recourse--hiding from the morons in power.  So I really must try harder to keep from popping of on this subject.

--Bob G.
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