[New-Poetry] clifton

[Bob Grumman]

>I agree with Bob that there are poets as good and
> better than Clifton currently writing, but I don't
> think that necessarily means Clifton doesn't deserve a
> nice hunk of cash for her poetry. She may not be the
> Utter Best, but she's still Pretty Darn Good in my
> book, so I say cheers to her!
> Amicalement,
> Alex

Well, I'll say this: she's a lot better than many other poets getting 
grants--and I even think she's a fairly good poet.  Her luck wouldn't bother 
me (much) if only more than one poet outside the mainstream and the academy 
per decade got a respectable grant.  Jackson Mac Low is the only one who did 
that I know of.

--Bob G.