[New-Poetry] Simic's plans

[James Cervantes]

So far, so good.  As long as he doesn't do a 180 and finish sentences
that begin "Poetry shall not . . ." or "Readers of poetry shall not .
. . "

- Jim

On 8/31/07, David Graham <grahamd at ripon.edu> wrote:
> Simic (he pronounces it like the word "mimic") doesn't yet have a plan for
> his term, which begins in October, but says, "All those sentences that begin
> with, 'Poetry must . . .,' 'The purpose of poetry is to . . .,' 'Readers of
> poetry should . . .' -- I will not complete any of those sentences."
> --article in Boston Globe
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> http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/08/18/keep_the_meter_running/
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