I found today's class very interesting. I have always been very curious about the idea of being politically correct or politically incorrect. When the class discussion went along with Alice Fulton's reading I created many connections to many unanswered questions in my head. Pg. 280 in Fulton's essay is where my questions, about being politically correct/incorrect, came to mind. She says, "Formalist poems must be a vehicle for reactionary values. As I see it, nothing prevents poets from using received forms to express radical points of views. Structure allows poets to imply content without restoring the words." What Fulton means is she wants there to be "cultural incorrectness and willingness to upset the status quo and face the uncomfortable realities." Alice Fulton then fights against the safe poetry when she begins to discuss cultural correctness and how many poets don't escape the fact. The poets that Fulton points out are not being politically incorrect and do not affirm the status quo. What Alice wants hear and read are actual culture issues.
After this discussion in class and reading "A poetry of Inconvenient knowledge" I would have to say I agree with her to a certain extent. Many poems do raise political issues but not to the caliber of becoming an issue when writing them. I truly believe if the poet or writer is raising a political issue why not raise an issue or discussion that is worth arguing with every bit of power and srtenth. However, this is just an opinion.

Have a good week end everyone!