[New-Poetry] Against National Poetry Month

[TheOldMole]

Bob -- Actually, I don't even have any problem with Bernstein or Grumman 
or King, either. Nothing like a little rock throwing to spice up any art 
form.

Bob Grumman wrote:
>
>
>> 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.
>
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Tad Richards
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