A quick shot at poets from… Poe?
In reading Poe’s Purloined Letter for a short fiction class, I came across a little satirical line about how the public viewed (and views) poets from the “fictionist” Poe, who admits he is something of a hobbyist in poetry. Anyway, thought it was pretty funny.
“Not altogether a fool,” said G., “but then he’s a poet, which I take to be only one remove from a fool.”
“True,” said Dupin, after a long and thoughtful whiff from his meerschaum, “although I have been guilty of certain doggerel myself.”