Poetry and the Masses

[milo]

he has some good and some bad, like everyone. I would think you would love:


Introduction to Poetry

But that's one of the ones I like the least -- maybe because it's too bloody obvious I'm fairly sure part of the reason I dislike Collins et al is a cultural thing. I very much prefer understatement and allusion, which doesn't manifest in more recent US poetry very often. That's not to say not at all (after all, your own stuff is pretty subtle).

I would rather a good bit of Larkin.

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It's true, milo, I heard Frost say that about you. He also said you wear your underpants too low.

yah, I think you may be right about the obvious thing, this one may have been a bad choice, though I do love the ending. Let me think on it a bit, I am certain there were a couple by that chap that I like.

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As for Frost - he is just jealous I am on the road less traveled while he ended up the most famous fucking American poet in history. Like I couldn't sell out . . .