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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Dec 2013
      Replying to @dg_myers

      @dg_myers @tonywoodlief Right, but right now Collins is more accessible than poets working in Zukofsky's tradition.

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    2. D G Myers‏ @dg_myers 17 Dec 2013
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      Perhaps because Billy Collins has the specialized knowledge of plainness and accessibility. @HeerJeet @tonywoodlief

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Dec 2013
      Replying to @dg_myers

      @dg_myers @tonywoodlief No question, the plain style requires tremendous artistry and has its own tradition.

      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    4. D G Myers‏ @dg_myers 17 Dec 2013
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      Let's say I go to English department party. I show off my knowledge of "Finnegan." I am claiming elite status. @HeerJeet @tonywoodlief

      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Dec 2013
      Replying to @dg_myers

      @dg_myers @tonywoodlief The elite of Joyce critics is a narrow elite & doesn't come with many perks but it is an elite.

      3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    6. D G Myers‏ @dg_myers 17 Dec 2013
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      Knowledge of anything does not enroll you in a party, a social elite. It is (repeat after me) for its own sake. @HeerJeet @tonywoodlief

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    7. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Dec 2013
      Replying to @dg_myers

      @dg_myers @tonywoodlief Ideally knowledge is pursued for its own sake but some cynics also want a job.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    8. D G Myers‏ @dg_myers 17 Dec 2013
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      I'm all for having a job, but my credentials are established by my knowledge (how I use it), not by elite status of my employer. @HeerJeet

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    9. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Dec 2013
      Replying to @dg_myers

      @dg_myers Status of employer is only crass measure. Your credentials are a package deal based on education, writing, persuasiveness.

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    10. D G Myers‏ @dg_myers 17 Dec 2013
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      This is the final difference between us. I believe in intrinsic/extrinsic distinction; for you, everything is extrinsic. @HeerJeet

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Dec 2013
      Replying to @dg_myers

      @dg_myers I think text & con-text inseparable. You can focus on text but should aware of context in part of your mind.

      1:30 PM - 17 Dec 2013
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        2. D G Myers‏ @dg_myers 17 Dec 2013
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          There's distinction, which I'd like to preserve, b/t artistic greatness & social success, no matter how much latter is preferred. @HeerJeet

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Dec 2013
          Replying to @dg_myers

          @dg_myers I agree with that distinction.

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