Has poetry an acknowledged place in American life today?
H.C.- The answer is both yes and no. It does for those who are involved with it, and the numbers do seem to be growing as I think people are starting to look down different avenues and alleys for some kind of hope. The world is starting to tilt the wrong way. And I believe a few eyes who before didn’t want to see, are starting to look to the artists and poets for some kind of light. Still there are too many “suits” (as I call them) who can’t see past their wallets. They’ll never understand anything. Unfortunately it’s primarily the suits who pull the strings. Q :To Plato inspiration was next to madness or even madness itself and to some extent he was right.”there’s no invention in him(the poet) until he has been inspired and he’s out of his senses and the mind is no longer in him, when he has not attained to this state, he is powerless and unable to utter his oracles.” He says. H.C.-I certainly agree with the “madness” aspect of creating poetry. That may be part of my problem with “aca
