Great Regulars: While I agree poetry must begin

by giving pleasure if it is to be read at all, it must also illuminate the depths of man's soul, enlarge his consciousness and inspire a positive affirmation of life.

I hope to illuminate the future of poetry by identifying the contemporary poets whose work falls far short of these principles and by continuing to look selectively at the great poets of the past whose work provides a touchstone by which we can establish the guidelines for a new Renaissance in American poetry.

from Anthony Maulucci: Norwich Bulletin: Contemporary American poetry needs a literary revival

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