> http://timothy-green.org/blog/2009/01/yes-we-can-by-marvin-bell/
> > How do you feel after reading this? Paul: I feel like I just read a really bad poem.Not a really bad poem, just a poem that tries too hard. Bell has quite a few poems and also a good sense of humor. Several poets mention him in light verse because "Bell" is an easy rhyme most of the time.
How did I feel? Ehhh. Whitmanesque invocations of the whole country lost their oomph after last mid-century. Too much fragmentation. Too many Curly Howards with IPods furiously texting emoticons about TV shows. Too many subgroups and silly sub-tribes. What does it matter if Britney Spears says "Yes"?
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