>on the Stock Exchange are reviled because none of that money comes the >poets' way. Poets will forgive everything except being ignored;
I think poets do not so much dislike being ignored, except that they want to perfect communication. People think poetry is fine and many people like it, but then many people like to watch television, too. And to get a bit off topic, Marshall Mcluhan noted that poets (artists) were made popular by the majority in order to diminutize them, to lessen the effect of communication in the present, whereas people prefer to live in "the rear-view mirror". I don't think poets are so needy as to wish to not be ignored. Or have I misinterpreted what you wrote? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub
