In 1968, Margaret Ackerman of the University of Arizona authored a paper for The English Journal in which she included a summary of what poetry meant to most of her students: “sentimentality, effeminacy, pretentious diction, circumlocution, and obscurity.” Fifty-five years later, I feel poetry gets the same bad rap. That’s a shame because, as Ackerman.
Kenneth Engle passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph on 2023-10-20.