I kind of agree with the jolly elf that it is a shame that "most American poetry is being written by those who make their living in the academic world." That's why I've always tried to invite some poets who aren't academics to the poetics seminar: Jim McCrary, Jordan Davis, Ron Silliman. Of course, I'm an academic myself, and write poetry. My publication of poetry, however, has been miniscule enough so that I'm not a huge part of the problem all by myself.