Concrete poets continue to turn out beautiful things, but to me they're more visual than oral, and they almost really belong on the wall rather than in a book. I haven't the least idea of where poetry is going.
James LaughlinI often feel I'm working in a vacuum, or in a country where few readers hear the sounds.
James LaughlinI think one ages and one dates. I tend to have a good deal of difficulty in liking some of the new poets.
James LaughlinI think we will always have the impulse towards visual poetry with us, and I wouldn't agree with Bly that it's a bad thing. It depends on the ability of the individual poet to do it well, and to make a shape which is interesting enough to hold your attention.
James Laughlin