[New-Poetry] CD Wright's body count

[Bob Grumman]

Suzanne Burns wrote:
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> On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 1:36 PM, Bob Grumman <bobgrumman at nut-n-but.net 
> <mailto:bobgrumman at nut-n-but.net>> wrote:
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>     Roger Day wrote:
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>         "politically correct": the lowest denominator of criticism
>         these days.
>         Something you don't like?
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>     It's a descriptive term whose meaning everyone knows, Roger.
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> I disagree.  It ceased to be a descriptive term a long, long time 
> ago.  What is became is a It's a great big rubber stamp one slaps down 
> to dismiss, trivialize, and above all silence any discussion of a 
> political or social issue (especially if it concerns women) one does 
> not want to hear about. 
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> I too call bullshit. If you don't like CD Wrights work, fine, but 
> please say something real. 
>
> Suzanne Burns

I can't remember exactly what I said, but it was more or less that 
mediocre poets whose political outlook mirrors the outlook of the 
liberal establishment--i.e., are politically correct (and I await a 
better term for what I meant)--are the ones who get grants, as CD Wright 
has.  My implication was that the political stance, which should be 
irrelevant, counts.

--Bob G.



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