Based on feedback from some of the poets on this list, that I obtained from this list, I have updated the philosophy ratings.
It is actually reasonable for the poets to tell me on a scale from 0-5 how important philosophy is to them, rather than for me to interpret a value. Reading the interviews provides me with insights as to what a poet thinks with regard to philosophy rather than being fantastic source material for numerical rankings.
I have taken this on as a personal project, and it has really gotten a lot bigger than I had planned! I have been reading Lance’s interviews since the beginning, and the question with regard to philosophy was so interesting to me, that I wanted to explore any patterns that might exist there. Right now, I have a responsibility to finish reading pretty much everything by the poets in my survey; and not just read, but attempt to identify links in philosophic motions, vocabulary, form, etc. – anything that possibly creates a pattern “outside” of the poetry. I am looking for a philosophy that is within the idea, and not outside looking in. That’s where I strongly believe that the language of the poem is far more powerful than the language of philosophy as explanation (theory). So I am hoping to see built-in references to each poet’s articulated view of philosophy within the scope of their art.
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