Literary Standards: Are They Real?

Literary Standards: Are They Real?
"Florentine Poet," 1861, by Alexandre Cabanel. Oil on wood. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain
James Sale
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There’s long been a debate on whether art should be valued simply because I (or you) like it via a totally subjective stance.

Recently, I was privileged to be invited to be one of the two final judges of the 100 Days of Dante poetry competition run by the Calvin Center for Faith & Writing with the Society of Classical Poets. My co-judge was poet and professor at Fordham University, Angela Alaimo O’Donnell whom, at the point of being paired with her, I knew nothing about.
James Sale
James Sale
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James Sale has had over 50 books published, most recently, “Mapping Motivation for Top Performing Teams” (Routledge, 2021). He has been nominated for the 2022 poetry Pushcart Prize, and won first prize in The Society of Classical Poets 2017 annual competition, performing in New York in 2019. His most recent poetry collection is “StairWell.” For more information about the author, and about his Dante project, visit EnglishCantos.home.blog
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