I was just reading (didn't get very far, though I think I've read it before but didn't remember much of it) Hoagland's response. Here is a quote:
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I want some of my poems to alarm people with their subjects and attitudes. I think poems can be too careful. A poem is not a teddy bear.
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Isn't that just what he did with "Change" (alarm the reader with the topic, main character, and the N's attitude? But perhaps you are right, Cameron, in the poem not going further. I really don't know now. But, as Sam said, it is certainly
very controversial. Whether it's a good poem, I honestly don't know anymore. I think it includes some interesting poetic techniques and some rhymes at least.