11-28-2012, 05:42 PM
you're no longer a newb and i'm glad we have members who treat the site as it's supposed to treated like you do.
back on topic.
i'm pretty much in agreement with what you said. i think some use a footnote in order to give the poem a better chance at being understood and it's understandable. the thing is they (the reader) are more often than not letting personal asides or something they know nothing of affect their judgement, instead f only thinking about the poem. it's a bit like buying a car because the salesman tells you it's a great little runner.
back on topic.
i'm pretty much in agreement with what you said. i think some use a footnote in order to give the poem a better chance at being understood and it's understandable. the thing is they (the reader) are more often than not letting personal asides or something they know nothing of affect their judgement, instead f only thinking about the poem. it's a bit like buying a car because the salesman tells you it's a great little runner.