"The sort of re-naming that is undertaken by members of subordinated groups may cause their poetry to seem gratuitously alien to readers steeped in the canon of the dominating group. But it is easy to see that this may be an ethical and political failing on the part of the audience, rather than a good reason to condemn the poetry."

I'm starting my #Phil490 course by pairing this paper with the first letter of Paisley Rekdal's Appropriate and I'm VERY EXCITED!

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