Stumbled across this essay by Garrett Caples <http://www.poetryfoundation.org/article/249094>while browsing the net today. Since it involves both lit and ideas, I thought it might stimulate some interesting conversation here. John -- John McCreery The Word Works, Ltd., Yokohama, JAPAN Tel. +81-45-314-9324 jlm@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.wordworks.jp/