[New-Poetry] Against National Poetry Month

[Bob Grumman]

> I'd be angry at the suppression of non-mainstream poetry, if that's 
> actually been happening, but somewhat less outraged to discover that 
> mainstream poetry is the kind most accepted by the main stream.

Agreed.

> I don't  have any particular problem with National Poetry Month, any more 
> than with Black History Month or Earth Day.

Earth Day is fine with me.

> My suggestion to partisans of poetic schools that aren't popular is (a) 
> try to figure out some way to make yourselves popular,

Not make ourselves popular so much as make our existence recognized--and I 
can't see any other way to do that than by constantly yelling, however 
boringly, "we exist, too!"

--Bob G.