04-14-2013, 09:23 AM
You make some very good points. I could try to justify the horror and voyeurism by saying that the poem's written from the perspective of a horrible, voyeuristic man, but I fully understand your point about taste and respect. I've criticised others for writing poems from the perspectives of real-life serial killers because I find it creepy and disrespectful, but it could be argued that fiction should also meet such standards. Thank you for your feedback, trueenigma.
"We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges." - Gene Wolfe