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Originally Posted by Andrew Mandelbaum
Ed, the centipede is just an example of the grand ideas operating intuitively or underneath, and the need to keep them quiet when pen goes to paper, not evidence that the ideas aloud are "silly", right?
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Yes, that's what I was trying to convey. My own limitations aside, however, there are numerous people out there, and here, who can both talk a good game and play it, too. I can't, and confess a bit of impatience with those who seem to feel everyone should -- in my case, I feel as if they're trying to paste wings on a turtle.
And I agree with Andrew Frisardi, if I understand him correctly, a poet's theories may be worthy even if his or her poems are bad. What I meant is that, personally, I am far more likely to trust or at least listen to a poet's theories if I think his or her poems are good. The proof isn't necessarily in the pudding, but. . . .
Best,
Ed