I haven't much time so I will condense my arguments. Is it poetry just because the writer says it's poetry? Sure, if you like. Is it good poetry? Not on your fucking life.
Are you being clever by not bothering with any accepted conventions, arbitrarily spewing words in whatever order takes the least effort and then excusing it by referring to yourself as an "innovator" or "avant garde"? Not on your fucking life.
I love to see people experiment with the form and function of poetry. I love to see new techniques being applied and people writing outside their comfort zones. I do not love to see people with 24 seconds' experience blustering about how their lack of knowledge is "raw" and "honest". The reality is, we've seen the same mistakes made a million times and have heard the same bullshit arguments for years.
Sorry to be harsh. No I'm not. I've seen it too often and it's starting to get really, really old.
Are you being clever by not bothering with any accepted conventions, arbitrarily spewing words in whatever order takes the least effort and then excusing it by referring to yourself as an "innovator" or "avant garde"? Not on your fucking life.
I love to see people experiment with the form and function of poetry. I love to see new techniques being applied and people writing outside their comfort zones. I do not love to see people with 24 seconds' experience blustering about how their lack of knowledge is "raw" and "honest". The reality is, we've seen the same mistakes made a million times and have heard the same bullshit arguments for years.
Sorry to be harsh. No I'm not. I've seen it too often and it's starting to get really, really old.
It could be worse