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Re: The Incoherence of the Cantos
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In a message dated 12/20/2001 1:23:29 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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>
> "Pay no attention to the criticism of a man who has never himself produced
> a
> great work." .... EP
>
> (or something to that effect.... we're working from memory here)
>
> as to reading ... or Writing ... poetry professionally:
>
> the only value poetry retains (which most of the other arts have lost)
> is to be found in its utter and absolute economic uselessness
>
>

hear! hear!...

joe brennan....

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