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Unoriginal Genius: Poetry by Other Means in the New Century (1st Edition) by Professor Marjorie Perloff, Majorie Perloff Hardcover, 232 Pages, Published 2010 ISBN-10: 0-226-66061-3 / 0226660613 ISBN-13: 978-0-226-66061-5 / 9780226660615 What is the place of individual genius in a global world of hyper-informationâ a world in which, as Walter Benjamin predicted more than seventy years ago, everyone is potentially an author? For poets in such a climate, "originality" begins to take a back seat to what can be done with other peopleâ |