Quote by James Laughlin
We dont attempt to have any theme for a number of the anthology, o

We dont attempt to have any theme for a number of the anthology, or to have any particular sequence. We just put in things that we like, and then we try to alternate the prose and the poetry. – James Laughlin

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I think we will always have the impulse towards visual poetry with us, and I wouldnt agree with Bly that its a bad thing. It depends on the ability of the individual poet to do it well, and to make a shape which is interesting enough to hold your attention. – James Laughlin

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I think theres no excuse for the American poetry reader not knowing a good deal about what is going on in the rest of the world. – James Laughlin

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Of course a poem is a two-way street. No poem is any good if it doesnt suggest to the reader things from his own mind and recollection that he will read into it, and will add to what the poet has suggested. But I do think poetry readings are very important. – James Laughlin

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