I used to hate the anti-intellectualism of a certain kind of poet I would meet. A refusal to take the intelligence seriously. (I still hate it. ) There are people who could blow me away intellectually as well, so I'm not being arrogant here: it's more of an attitude than anything else. Now Dorn was a smart guy, and I don't think he suffered fools gladly. He had a smart, tough stance that I like, irrespective of the particular opinions he had.