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To: lolitalark@yahoo.com
Lolita,
Yes, there is a certain cult of pseudo-difficult writing that pervades Poetry. The rule is that if you can't write, obfuscate, and the critic/reviewer who will never admit not understanding your work, will make connections out of the mess. The reviewer in turn will usually write some sort of gibberish-blurb like "The poet seeks out the outward in terms of its interiority poised in observation."
Why? There is a hierarchy that must be maintained. One does not dare question Queen Jorie. How does one tell one pseudo-difficult poet from another?-Awards, Degrees, Academic chairs. "Good" poetry is given awards. 21st "Poetry" is an academic discipline, peer-read, peer-judged. Poetry is what the "experts" define it to be.
adamhardin76@yahoo.com