Darcy James Argue wrote:
>
> On Friday, June 21, 2002, at 07:08 AM, David H. Bailey wrote:
>
>> Poetry "slams" are quite alive and well -- poetry thrives today
>> without NEA support.
>
>
> David, I'm afraid you're quite wrong about this. First off, poetry
> slams were a fad that has come and gone; second, the sort of material
> that was typically presented at a slam often bore little relationship to
> literary poetry; third, name one poet coming out of the slam movement to
> achieve national recognition.
>
> Not exactly what I'd call "thriving."
>
Okay, I'll grant you that -- I can't name you one poet who has come out
of the slam movement to achieve national recognition.
But when I go into bookstores I see lots of new books of poetry by poets
I have never heard of. None of which were published with government
support.
Can you name one poet that has come out of NEA support to achieve
national recognition (that didn't already have national recognition
before receiving NEA support)?
--
David H. Bailey
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