David Lehman's Quote - Poetry criticism at its worst today is mean in spirit and spiteful

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Poetry criticism at its worst today is mean in spirit and spiteful

Poetry criticism at its worst today is mean in spirit and spiteful in intent, as if determined to inflict the wound that will spur the artist to new heights if it does not cripple him or her. – David Lehman

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Obscurantism is the academic theorists revenge on society for having consigned him or her to relative obscurity — a way of proclaiming ones superiority in the face of ones diminished influence. – David Lehman

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