Lofty Dogmas: Poets on Poetics
"In my long shelf-life as a poet I have often been struck-amused, amazed, even made thoughtful-by the sharply opposing views of poets. . . . The views of the practitioners were what I was after, not those of the detached and theoretical critics. . . . Perhaps this book will invite the gestation of other texts that will fill in the blanks and expatiate further on the desire of poets to write about writing poems."-Maxine Kumin, from the Preface"Once again the brilliant Maxine Kumin and her co-editors have given us exactly what we need, this time an anthology of important works by poets on their craft. We who teach and write, edit and read will use Lofty Dogmas in full knowledge of wisdom in the gathering and delight in the words."-Hilda Raz, author of Divine Honors and TRANS, editor of Prairie Schooner"What a wonderful, valuable, and original book this is! . . . It has my highest recommendation."-Leon Stokesbury, author of Autumn Rhythm"Lofty Dogmas will introduce you to an academy of poets talking about their craft. This is a multipurpose book. It's good for teachers and students."-E. Ethelbert Miller, author of How We Sleep on the Nights We Don't Make Love