Ron I finally had a chance to read that article this morning. It was well worth the wait and the long read, though I wonder that (I may have missed it) the author did not give a solution to the problem considering the state of contemporary poetry. Well what do I know anyway. Best >KB
If a solution is offered then we both missed it. All I can glean from the article is that we should not conflate aesthetics and ethics/morality. As for the state of contemporary poetry, it seems to be more and more about celebrating the author’s ego and massaging the egos of a small group of academics. But then I run into poetry by the likes of Li-Young Lee or Bob Hicock and I think not all is lost.
Poetry on the run 
Ron I finally had a chance to read that article this morning. It was well worth the wait and the long read, though I wonder that (I may have missed it) the author did not give a solution to the problem considering the state of contemporary poetry. Well what do I know anyway. Best >KB
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If a solution is offered then we both missed it. All I can glean from the article is that we should not conflate aesthetics and ethics/morality. As for the state of contemporary poetry, it seems to be more and more about celebrating the author’s ego and massaging the egos of a small group of academics. But then I run into poetry by the likes of Li-Young Lee or Bob Hicock and I think not all is lost.
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