On campus, I see lots of interest in poetry these days. Our writing classes are filled. There s so many more outlets for poetry these days. We have trouble keeping up with the demand. Doherty disputed the notion the Pinsky anthology represented a triumph of popularity over quality.
Good poetry is good poetry.
Nowadays, we re bombarded with yadda yadda yadda and blah blah blah. This is a time people need to be reading. Their call galvanized a national resurgence of poetry readings from Congress to town libraries across MetroWest. In fact, one selection, by Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca, was included on the suggestion of Natick resident, Walter Howard, a retired professor and fixture at local poetry readings. Lorca to me is the poet of interiority.