Letting the tool write the poem

[cjchaffin]

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.

the section i highlighted in bold is the crux of the matter, for me anyway. if we are to critique every aspect of a poem for the sake of honing one's craft, then first line caps should be fair game as well. personally, i find the practice archaic and distracting, especially when done without purpose or out of sheer laziness.

also, i am a tool. but that's beside the point. or at least it's point-adjacent