Freedom of expression in Poetry.

[Truerenigma]

This boring complaint comes up time and again. Most people don't like poetry, and we're to blame because we're too smart.

I don't know my ass from a whole in the ground, but because I am capable of understanding metaphor, and know what an iamb is, I'm suddenly somehow a pretentious elitist.

People like what they like, and the simple truth is that other forms of media are easier to market.

You can't argue that more people admire paintings than watch movies or television. Is that because painters aren't painting things that viewers like to look at?

I'm not one to push poetry on the masses--to each his own, I say--but if there really is a trick to making everyone like or want to buy my poems, I'd sure like to hear it!

What the heck are you talking about? No one here is saying that you are a pretentious elitist because you write poetry or even the type of poetry you write

. You can't argue that more people admire paintings than watch movies or television.

No one is making that argument.


I'm not one to push poetry on the masses

But presumable you post poetry on a site that is viewable on the World Wide Web where the masses can read it. You’re loosing me.

You are definitely lost. This is a workshop and discussion forum. I'm here to learn and improve, and help others do the same. What I mean is I have no political interests, nor do I care to join any movement grated toward expanding the readership of poetry, especially by changing the way others write it. You'll find that most others here won't be very interested in your little campaign either, so why don't you just move along? You are wasting your time.

And there is no ivory tower, you are just imagining it. especially not here, this is the pig pen, for goodness sake!