the place of poetry among discourses

[Leanne]

How do you tune it out? It's not poetry, it's a philosophical argument and I think it's fair to say that I'm entitled to make judgments as to the philosophies I follow and those I dismiss. In ideas about poetry, nobody has for me surpassed Boccaccio, though Shelley comes close. Although I wouldn't take instructions from him about crossing the street, I tend to remain quite true to Barthes as well. And Kierkegaard. With a little bit of Heideggerian pomposity thrown in. How? They're all a little bit different, but then so am I on any two given occasions.

You clearly haven't learned the most fundamental of truths, though. Poetry is like religion: if you don't want people calling you a wanker and occasionally threatening violence against you, don't bring it up in conversation. And whatever you do, don't expect people to act like uppity scholars at a moderation meeting -- this is the Pig Pen. The clue is in the name.