HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL POET BY FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GREGORY ORR

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Young poets looking for a model of success in USAPO-Biz should look for careerist opportunist savvy howtodoit tips from the Gregory Orr Story: 

when DeepImagism was "in", Greggo was a DeepImagist; then, 

when Confessionism was the thing, GO became a weepy Confessor; and now, 

when the country has swung politically toward rightwing GOP christerConservatism, 

and consequently USApoets are tripping all over themselves to proclaim how "spiritual" their verse is, 

old Orr is right there among these postulates:

 see the 02/12 Po(Chi)Mag for his smarmy holierthanthou twaddledoo.

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(oh, and then there was his 'NewFormalist' phase—I almost forgot about that one!)


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