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The author speculates the reasons for the fear of difficult art and difficult poetry. According to the author, the continued attention to difficulty is one outcome of a long cultural struggle. He claims poetry simplifiers will have eradicated all that they do not prize all under the guise of making...

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Publicado en:Laurel Review Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 5 - 10
Autor principal: Chernoff, Maxine
Formato: Essay
Publicado: Laurel Review Summer2007
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Sumario:The author speculates the reasons for the fear of difficult art and difficult poetry. According to the author, the continued attention to difficulty is one outcome of a long cultural struggle. He claims poetry simplifiers will have eradicated all that they do not prize all under the guise of making poetry healthy again. He says populist interests will have been used to serve the goals of a conservative elite that wants to win back poetry as a tool for its social agenda.