http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2007/05/back-to-the-academy/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:40:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2007/05/back-to-the-academy/#comment-369 Bachelardette Tue, 22 May 2007 20:27:49 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=202#comment-369 Kenny, After initially misunderstanding Patricia Smith, I realize she had a point: is it really fair to appropriate the words "experimental" and "innovative" as codes referring specifically to work derived from the Modernist tradition? I know lots of us do it for lack of an umbrella term a la "Language;" "emergent" and "post-avant" have been posited, etc. But I think, thanks to Patricia, I'll stick to Modernist. And if it sounds a little retro, Selavy. Ange Kenny,
After initially misunderstanding Patricia Smith, I realize she had a point: is it really fair to appropriate the words “experimental” and “innovative” as codes referring specifically to work derived from the Modernist tradition? I know lots of us do it for lack of an umbrella term a la “Language;” “emergent” and “post-avant” have been posited, etc. But I think, thanks to Patricia, I’ll stick to Modernist. And if it sounds a little retro, Selavy.
Ange
Report this comment

]]>