[William Thompson]

I recently told a friend that the poem he showed me didn't work. "I was hoping it really sucked," he said, "so it could be published in Poetry." I haven't kept up with Poetry since before Wiman's tenure but just peeked at the current issue, and I must say I wasn't inclined to read much.

Comments from any regular readers of Poetry?

Thanks,

Bill

[Michael Cantor]

I agree with your friend, and did not bother renewing my subscription. The only time I hear about if these days is when somebody who still reads it gives another example of how divorced from poetry Poetry has become.

[Rick Mullin]

Poetry shall rise again. And the lesser shall be put aside in favor of the greater, forever.

R.M.

[Ed Shacklee]

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day, as the saying goes. My feeling is that in two years' worth of Poetry, you could probably find a really good issue.

Best,

Ed