Great Regulars: [Charles Bernstein] then goes on

to accuse the "mainstream" Academy of promoting only mainstream or "safe poetry" and excluding the innovative poets whose works "form the inchoate heart of the art of poetry." Bernstein argues that the promotion of "easy listening" poetry does the disservice of keeping poetry irrelevant in American culture.

from Linda Sue Grimes: BellaOnline: Is April the Cruelest Month for Poetry?

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