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By: David Blaine (Guest IP 207.69.137.43) on 14-04-2007 05:31

Marissa wrote:    "But umm...she came a long way. Maya Angelou was a prostitute. She was an outsider writer. A former prostitue reading poetry in the White House? Could you possibly get anymore OUTSIDER than that?"     I think Bill gave Monica a copy of Leave of Grass. Is that anywhere near? ,;-)    Fran, yes, America is certainly in too much of a hurry to appreciate poetry fully. If it doesn't connect as quickly as the punchline from the last Leno joke, forget it.  I'd write more, but I'm in a hurry.    Leopold wrote:    "If anything, I think poetry is really thriving! Maybe it's faded somewhat from contemporary mainstream view - but then again, so has anything of quality and meaning. If anything is dead it is the ability (or the faith in) commercial institutions to produce or uncover quality, to be tapped into what people actually care about."    I had a friend who was bummed over a rejection from the agent she wanted to rep her. I tried to cheer her by explaining that he probably liked her work, but couldn't figure out how to make a buck off of her. That's always what it boils down to when you talk commercial press. Too bad.

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