tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599700202112999443.post5747384715600358379..comments2023-08-22T08:59:10.050+01:00Comments on Sidekick Books: Is Poetry a Subculture?Jon Stonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17454303789670556539noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599700202112999443.post-41241818140882546112013-05-31T09:13:01.968+01:002013-05-31T09:13:01.968+01:00There very much is a territory thing - the hip and...There very much is a territory thing - the hip and happening people think that it is centred in certain fora in London. Bu that's not enough to make a market for poetry that will pay. We have to get to the whole country.<br /><br />Also I liked your observation that there is an "effort, within the poetry subculture, to expand its borders and get poetry to more people and wider audiences." Hmmm... evangelising? That makes it less like a subculture and more like a cult, maybe?Judi Sutherlandhttp://www.judisutherland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599700202112999443.post-70470119110417081722013-05-29T09:20:20.254+01:002013-05-29T09:20:20.254+01:00There is definitely a question of territory among ...There is definitely a question of territory among poets, especially in the sense of "turf", usually a state of mind but often getting pretty geographical. I was struck by this when Peter Riley (who seems a pretty sensible character) posted this on the highly subcultural British-Irish-Poets email list, when Carol Ann Duffy was setting up a bunch of residencies in Cambridge:<br />'She's masterminded a plan for ten "leading" poets to take up residencies in Cambridge, attached to various institutions, and there to create. Actually I think the idea is to finally stamp out "the Cambridge school of poetry" for ever. In which case they're going to the wrong town.' <br />Peter Danielshttp://www.peterdaniels.org.uknoreply@blogger.com