Tim Smith Concordia College 29/08/01 The Editor The Australian Magazine Sydney Dear Sir/Madam, As a fan of modern poetry, I would like to publicly express my outrage at the comments made by Peter Bloxsam in ‘Poets Cornered.’ (The Australian Magazine, 9 June 2001). I believe that poetry, like most other things is simply moving with the times, constantly adapting to the modern audience. Poetry should present the reader with a message, and do so in a visual, …showed first 75 words of 713 total…

…showed last 75 words of 713 total…his time, shunned by all but a few of his contemporaries, and ridiculed as a confused eccentric. Two centuries later, his views are regarded as prophetic, and he as a master visionary. Blake sensed this need for a way to bring poetry away from the snobbery, and into the imagination, and now, many years later, a new genre of literature has emerged. Modern poetry is finally here, and here to stay. Yours sincerely, Tim Smith