English students frequently took issue with [Christian] Bök's occasionally radical views on literature. During Thursday's panel discussion, he pulled no punches against other modern poets. Responding to Bök's claim that poetry hasn't progressed since the 50's, Arnold said, "I don't think you can really argue that poetry isn't modern if it's written today, in a modern voice, in a modern language."Senior Mary Volk, also an English major, agreed. "It didn't seem like he cared about poetry in a traditional sense," she said. "Poetry needs to express something, and he wasn't really doing that." She acknowledged Bök's skill and virtuosity at his craft, but said that the craft was not poetry, but "parlor tricks."
from The Stentor: Noise, sound, or poetry? LFC reacts
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