Happy New Year to James and everyone (although it isn't quite New Year here yet).
And James, no apology necessary for the frankness. Tt's a fair point, well taken, and fwiw I respect you much more for sticking by it than trying to backtrack.
In terms of the article, yes, I think that the NYT are now rubbing their hands together having achieved precisely what they wanted to do. It makes me wonder why they are targeting poets as a potential audience, though. But I also know people who wouldn't normally read the NYT are now reading it...so maybe it's a carefully thought out marketing ploy based on statistics around articles about poetry that potential new markets have read in the last year, or something.
Sarah-Jane
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