Tuesday, March 13, 2007

News at Eleven: Every poet who comes after [Patrick] Kavanagh

owes him a huge debt; I certainly do. The bardic caste of poetry that existed, especially at the end of the [Celtic revival of the late 19th century], would have made it very difficult for you to go into your kitchen and think "This can be the site for a poem." If you were to think that, it would be Kavanagh who let you think that. [--Eavan Boland]

from The Boston Globe: Exploring poetry's 'lesser space'

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