Freedom of expression in Poetry.

[ellajam]

It depends on where I'm reading. If a poem is posted in a workshop here, ideally it deserves my efforts at critique based on the poem, even if the idea of the poem is distasteful to me. If I'm reading elsewhere and the poet continually writes from a view that turns me off, I lose interest and move on. I read for pleasure, and if the themes bore me, no matter how well crafted the poems are I'd rather be reading another poet.