Either that or I'm a dull listener.
I'm aware that on a certain level this kind of preference is really just an indefensible set of biases, subject to change over time.
And as to Janet's tales of woe, I do sometimes wonder if there's a bit too much of a "branding" aspect to voice in poetry as well. In that regard, the pros and cons seem to have roughly equal weight--readers might be more receptive to what you're conveying, but only if there's something in the telling that hearkens back to previous works.
But as I said before, I'm on the fence about this one. That's why the thread is interesting (my own posts excepted, of course).
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