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To: DMaA who wrote (350874)	1/31/2003 10:11:06 AM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

that's what i was thinking. personal and political invective disguised as poetry is a big turnoff...but i wouldn't necessarily single out poetry...teleplay and screenwriters play a much greater role in trying to influence the broader "market" of course film and television is still commercially viable, so they are not so vulnerable to a retreat of government support. here's a little something by ward connerly on the new jersey state supported "poet"...he's nothing more than a poison pen. <snip> Amiri Baraka's appointment as New Jersey poet laureate is emblematic of how deeply the infection of victimology has seeped into the nation's cultural pores. The two organizations responsible for nominating him have an obligation to the taxpayers and the community at-large to maintain artistic standards that reject personal invectives and religious or racial hatred. I'm not arguing for artistic litmus tests, and I recognize that art is often provocative, but artistic standards must be civilized. Baraka's are not. multiracial.com