[New-Poetry] Does Poetry Have A Social Function?

[Joseph Duemer]

Well, Finnegan, over the years APR has published quite a ferw of my poems &
Poetry has published exactly zero, so you could say I'm biased. I disagree
about APR, though.

jd

On 1/2/07, JforJames at aol.com <JforJames at aol.com> wrote:
>
>  In a message dated 1/2/2007 2:07:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> duemer at gmail.com writes:
>
> Wimin's panel looks a lot like the Iraq Study Group to me. A group of
> eminences whose conclusions are known before they begin. With neither side
> of the debate, ultimately paying any attention to them. Political Kabuki at
> Poetry Magazine.
>
>
>  To quibble, Joe, I wouldn't call any of that crew an 'eminence'. In the
> big circulation poetry
> mags of which there are only two, the APR rag is looking more tired these
> days. Poetry
> more full of spit and vinegar than I can ever remember it. Either it was
> Wiman's doing or the
> Lilly heiress' cash...but something's changed in Chicago other than the
> address of
> their offices.
> Finnegan
>
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-- 
Joseph Duemer
Professor of Humanities
Clarkson University
[sharpsand.net]
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