tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9857818.post8546179396428281974..comments2023-06-30T14:33:11.914+01:00Comments on Carrie Etter: Not poetry, but poetriesCarrie Etterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09617695047663413425noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9857818.post-1997095907646627212007-02-15T18:25:00.000+00:002007-02-15T18:25:00.000+00:00Thanks for your response, Michael. I wonder what y...Thanks for your response, Michael. I wonder what you mean by "genuinely contribute," as that is what I aspire to do--to lead not two lives but one life within a broader spectrum of what poetry can be.Carrie Etterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09617695047663413425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9857818.post-76546813133044808232007-02-15T18:04:00.000+00:002007-02-15T18:04:00.000+00:00Hi Carrie - I don't feel bothered about the exact ...Hi Carrie - I don't feel bothered about the exact terms we use, but I do think the distinction between two (and only two) poetry communities is the right structure for understanding the recent history of poetry. I sounded off various opinions about this during a debate on <A HREF="http://kulturindustrie.blogspot.com/2006_10_01_kulturindustrie_archive.html" REL="nofollow">Mark Scroggins' excellent blog last October</A> (see "ron and the brits"). <BR/><BR/>You're right to note that it's possible to identify common features - the division is really about how the poetry is seen by these two communities, the place it has in their lifestyle, the values attached to it. In my opinion it's extremely difficult for a poet to write top-quality mainstream poetry and also genuinely contribute to the experimental thing (and poetry is difficult enough already) - that's not so much like having two heads as having two lives, each populated by its own circle.Michael Peveretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17090710369630916194noreply@blogger.com