“Poetry criticism at its worst today is mean in spirit and spiteful in intent, as if determined to inflict the wound that will spur the artist to new heights if it does not cripple him or her.” IfsMeanDoeTodaySpiritArtistWorstCriticismDeterminedWoundsHeightSpursCripplesSpiteful Book:The State of the Art: A Chronicle of American Poetry, 1988-2014 Source: The State of the Art: A Chronicle of American Poetry, 1988-2014
