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Poetic injustice? Poets spare no words in arguing whether 'approachable' poetry cheapens their art
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Karras, Christy
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2005
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Karras, Christy
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Poetic injustice? Poets spare no words in arguing whether 'approachable' poetry cheapens their art
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The Salt Lake Tribune
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Salt Lake City, Utah
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4-Sep-05
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An article highlighting the debate among literary circles about approachable poetry versus more personal, obscure styles and themes from the perspective of former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins. The article also cites poetry readership statistics, opinions on the accessibility of poetry from poet Katharine Coles, and short profiles of poets Ken Brewer, David Lee, and Leslie Norris.
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*The article seems to have been preceded by an interview\r\n\r\n*The profile on Norris contains direct quotes alongside the article's author's report of the information pertaining to each piece of the profile, giving it the feel of an excerpted interview.