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Is It Time to Re-evaluate Don McKay’s Poetry?
Posted 31 July, 2007 in Poetry |
Zach Wells thinks so.
I’ve long suspected that McKay’s inflated reputation has a lot to do with his personal charm. I run into the odd person who says some version of “I’m not crazy about his poetry, but he’s such a nice guy.” These folks, able to tease the poetry and the person who wrote it apart, seem to be in the minority. Perhaps on some level McKay’s fans are moved to overestimate his importance because it makes them more special, too: not only is Don McKay one of the best poets writing in English today, but he edited my manuscript. Where would apostles be, without a messiah?