What if a “heartache poem narrated by a giant robot was equally legitimate as a lyrical meditation on the first blossom of spring?” he asks.

Just like @geke, I too ponder upon such questions. I put it down to insanity - maybe it is - but then I trust in @geke's intelligence, so I am breathing a sigh of relief.

“Why is Kurt Vonnegut literature, when Philip K. Dick is science fiction?”

I have wanted to know this one too. As I am sure PKD also wondered. Is there a secret club that decides such things?

The publications sounds fascinating. I hadn't considered the blending of poetry and scifi, and the degree of wit that it incorporates makes for great reading.