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Originally posted by K T Ong:
Largely agree, Melusine. 
I only wish that those who do appreciate poetry -- or certain 'great' works of poetry -- would be sensitive and sensible enough not to belabor those who just happen to march to a different drummer, or to consider themselves somehow a breed above the rest. That would certainly be the surest way to put people off poetry for good.
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I agree with you K T. I think it's funny that I go to classes and am told to read the same poets time and time again. It is only just this last year that I had a teacher who went outside of the "established" core of classic poets. The analogy that I just thought of is that english classes are turning into radio stations. There's a play list of fourty songs which the DJ must play ten of every hour and the rest of the music comes from another very short list. Thanks for the Rumi post. Rumi rocks!
DeSoya
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