tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post3939842441672276204..comments2024-02-12T16:32:03.714-08:00Comments on Book of Kells: The Voice of Reason: Charles Jensen Responds...Kelli Russell Agodon - Book of Kellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798460634708905783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-66920269949729388252010-11-30T20:06:20.462-08:002010-11-30T20:06:20.462-08:00When I first started writing poems (fall of 1968),...When I first started writing poems (fall of 1968), there were still few enough poets in the United States that it might have been possible, with a little time and thought to name most of the living American poets who had published more than a book or two.<br /><br />In my high school, only geekish-nerdish types wrote poetry. There were a half dozen of us who met after school every couple of weeks. This in a school of a little under a thousand students.<br /><br />Just as an interesting comparison -- years later, I met a man, a few years older than me, who was originally from Greece, who said that in his class in school, out of about 45 students he was the only one who <i>didn't</i> write poetry.<br /><br />With many more people writing, and reading, poetry, even if they don't all (or don't most of them) continue writing, or not "publicly," at least it creates a greater potential audience or readership for people who continue writing and who find ways to publish.<br /><br />I don't know too many poets who are rock stars, but at least, these days, when I tell people I'm a poet they don't think it's weird or something.Lyle Daggetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10731915540520704368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-68476464762082938912010-11-30T09:07:20.729-08:002010-11-30T09:07:20.729-08:00Amen, Maureen! I'm an activist for powerful de...Amen, Maureen! I'm an activist for powerful delight - and perhaps some insight, too.Susan Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883699379179129887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-46774889889417809622010-11-30T07:21:01.357-08:002010-11-30T07:21:01.357-08:00Bravo!
I'd add that one only need troll the W...Bravo!<br /><br />I'd add that one only need troll the Web a bit to see how vibrant the poetry community there is. Poetry isn't disappearing. While most of us won't go the MFA route, or find typical publishers or any publishers at all, who cares? The point is that words are being used, read, and shared in ways that are powerful and delightful.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.com