Monday, January 23, 2017

On Modern Poetry

Poetry, in this modern world, must strengthen. If you are a poet who is worth anything, you are now writing poetry against the terrifying direction this world is taking. Remember that this means nothing if you are still writing to an audience of other poets who occasionally scan a magazine or press to see if it's for them. Poetry MUST have an impact.

This entire style of art has been largely overrun by Dunning-Kreuger effect and the worst of what free-verse could mean. This cannot just be confessions with obtuse imagery, no notable rhythm, and line breaks. Poetry should be for allowing non-poets to describe what they couldn't before.

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