I had a hard time tracking this down again after reading it a while ago, but in light of my discussion below, I just had to find it again...I think I'll print it out and distribute to my fellow MFA'ers....
http://www.pemmicanpress.com/articles/advice-to-a-young-poet.html
This is my favorite part:
"Do what I tell you, dear aspirant and you might even be rewarded with a university position in poetry, even though you've never published a poem that anyone especially likes or remembers. "
1 comment:
oh my god. you have got to be kidding me. that is quite possibly the most idiotic thing i have ever read in my life.
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