Eliot's "Tradition and the Individual Talent" is quite apropos vis-a-vis Pound's "Make it new." It was a plea to renew Tradition and reclaim it to address current issues. The Waste Land does that. CR On Sunday, August 2, 2015, Ken Armstrong <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On 8/2/2015 9:50 AM, Carrol Cox wrote: > >> Pound's "Mak it new" was a _rejection_ of "new" knowledge. The "it" >> (essential elements of "civilization") is old but must be made to fit the >> current world: it must be _made_ new because, while crucial, is _not_ new >> but lies rusted & forgotten among the detritus of hhstory. >> > > Yes, or as he more compactly explained, "Poetry is news that stays > news." > > KA > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus >