[New-Poetry] laureate

[jforjames at aol.com]

Going back to old label for the post makes sense to me per the Enersonian?ideal of trying to establish a native literary tradition. When the name of the post was changed it was clearly a 'marketing' decision. Still 'Consultant' does sound a bit sterile/technical. 

I was thinking that only Poetry, despite its much talked about?marginalization, is the only one of Arts that get such prominant position both named and paid for by our national government. There is no Symphony Orchestra Conductor Laureate, no?Filmmaker Laureate, no Painter Laureate? We're special.

Finnegan


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From: Barone, Dennis <dbarone at sjc.edu>
To: new-poetry at wiz.cath.vt.edu
Sent: Sun, 4 May 2008 8:56 am
Subject: [New-Poetry] laureate




I'd like to see the post of poet laureate of the United States eliminated.? Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress sounds ok to me, laureate does not.



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