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The Problem with Poetry
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The problem with poetry, as the problem with a number of things, is that it can get commoditized – prizes and stuff, you know.
The problem with poetry is that anything can be poetic to anyone, from ant hills to linoleum counter tops.
The problem with poetry in modern times is that practitioners rarely agree on what rules to follow and, indeed, whether to follow any rules at all.
The problem with poetry is that it is just one voice, a monologue, rather than multiple voices like a play.
The problem with poetry is it’s too hard, too intellectual, too elitist.
The problem with poetry lies more with poetry itself than with today’s non-readers of it.
The problem with poetry is it’s not real. It’s not dirty. If we put words down that are too real people call that vulgar.
The problem with poetry is that most serious poets come at the art form from a mentality of poverty.
The problem with poetry readings isn’t a matter of what’s up on stage, but a matter of what’s down in the seats.
The problem with poetry about abuse, especially sexual abuse, is its propensity to either veer into melodrama or to become pornographic, or both.
The problem with poetry is that it doesn’t necessarily have the connection with life and can be rather obscure.
The problem with poetry is that the compression of meaning makes the conventions less obvious up front.
The problem with poetry is that many teachers are uneasy about it because they see it as the most sublime form of writing.
The problem with poetry is that people draw meaning from their own experiences.
The problem with poetry is that there are twenty writers it for every reader of it.
The problem with poetry and lots of art for that matter is that everyone thinks they can do it.
The problem with poetry is not theory but bad theory.
The problem with poetry is that it’s got a bad name because of what you used to read in school.
The problem with poetry today is this perception that if something isn’t published in a book or a journal it is not worthwhile.
Maybe the problem with poetry is that it draws us inward, contributing to a sense of selfhood, and what most people want is the opposite.
The problem with poetry taking a back seat to the visual arts is a cultural sign of the times.
The problem with poetry is that it is an ancient art form.
The problem with poetry is that it is very easy to be very bad.
The problem with poetry is poets.
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