Student: Right, I think it’s Arthur.

McLuhan: Arthur Lerner. Make a note. Poetry as therapeutic. Ezra Pound had a phrase, says, “The poets are the antennae of the race.” Meaning, they pick up the messages first. They are the means of orientation in a crazy world. They can put you, they can tune you in on situations by adjusting their rhythms, and perform absolutely necessary functions for the society.

Forsdale: Anticipate then, for example, the forms which lie ahead, the structures, the interconnections, and if you’re sensitive to what the artist is doing and can dig it, you’ve got a leg up on finding out where we may be or be going.

McLuhan: Yes, the painter or the poet should be able to