Letting the tool write the poem

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if the lines got feet the same they doff their caps to none

Do you really think a modern poem using a classic form should have each line capped? Hats make my head hurt.

Personally I think it's a matter that should be left to the author but that doesn't invalidate your preference (which happens to be my own in most cases) or mean that they shouldn't take into account that some readers (like myself in most cases) would prefer they didn't, especially when it is done in an unwieldy or pointless fashion and takes away from the reading experience.

I don't mind it as a choice, but it's sort of like a misspelled word, I look for the meaning in it. So much thought goes into each word and comma, why not capitalization? Using your phone to write is no excuse, the tool shouldn't write poem, IMO.

A year ago I couldn't care less but in trying to be a more perceptive reader I've come to expect more of each writer.