Looking over a poetry journal published in Bogotá, it occured to me how trite most poetry is, whether it is in the socio-realist tradition or the "te beso y siento sobre mi cuerpo mil alas de mariposa" tradition. Intelligent people who "don't like poetry" have perfect justification. Yet we constantly hear that if we made poetry MORE trite, more banal, more people would read it! This is probably true, sadly enough.

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Hejinian's "Border Comedy," yet another book I failed to purchase yesterday at Border's. It looks as if Jordan Davis is going to be neglecting his duty to amuse me over the next week.