If you find versatile performers dull, then they're not truly versatile.
While there's nothing wrong with having a distinctive voice, I also don't see how there could be anything wrong with versatility. What's not to like? You don't hear people saying, "Oh, I don't have any respect for decathlon winners." Of course versatility doesn't mean flailing around trying different things with varying levels of success (i.e., what I do), it means rising to a variety of challenges. Sure, that makes it tougher on fans who have certain expectations when they buy your book, and on critics, who like being able to categorize poets as New Whatever-ists. But just because others find consistency reassuring doesn't mean the artist should embrace it.
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