Young is a relative term, but while I was still living in the same town as my primary school, two other young poets and myself decided to go along to a meeting of the local poetry society. It was easy to find because it was in my old primary school. We were not members so we weren't allowed in. We went to the pub instead and composed something to declaim to the exiting members. We'd no doubt have declaimed it to the exciting ones as well, had there been any, as we were very even handed like that. We never got to know about such qualities in the members, however, as (I assume because we were young and crass), we were utterly ignored in spite of our efforts to gain attention.
I don't know if it means anything at this great remove, but I have no expectations of the establishment.
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