And I know I'm supposed to feel guilty for wanting people to buy my books… and books in general? Novels and poetry they belong to the realm of art. How dirty of us to try to hawk art! But after a decade of hand-wringing and apologies I can't quite muster the guilt anymore.
There have been two popular subjects for poetry in the last few decades: the Vietnam War and AIDS about both of which almost all of us have felt deeply.
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American poetry like American painting is always personal with an emphasis on the individuality of the poet.
