Josh Corey on "relational poetics". I haven't read the Fence issue, but I ask this :

Isn't this a time-honored crutch for good old bad writing : to turn "social relevance" into a theme or a technique or an ideal ??? It's a "branding" method.

The "others" are always subjective in a fallible way. "We" are relevant & "social" in an original, critical way.

But I guess I should read what he's talking about. This is starting to sound like I'm carping !!!