Chris, thanks for that. We cross-posted, and I will try to look up the book but, from what you describe, I'd be interested in quick answers to these questions:
1. Why were the people espousing those views considered so influential as to seemingly convince most of the poetry community? (Were there no John Whitworths rising in defense?)
2. If, in hindsight, it appears that the influence of the Modernists was misplaced, why do the misconceptions it engendered persist?
John
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