Oh Lordy, here too?
Well, for such a dead art-form, all I can say is that wherever I've tuned in on social media and in real life the last day or so has been full of poets debating this, some more eloquently than others, some verging on WWE-style brawls. Down the pub last night I thought one poet of more advanced years was going to have a heart-attack and we'd need to find the nearest defibrillator (which would have meant a five mile drive down dark lanes under the influence).
I'm with Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell, I think. We just need to keep writing. I've lent my copy of
Why Art Matters to yet another student (it's my fault, I push it into their hands, insistently) but here's a blurry link to one of my favourite images in the book:
https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/com...i/26646409.jpg
(Alt text - line drawing of female holding up a pen. text on image reads: Make Interesting Amazing Glorious Fantastic Mistakes. Break Rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here. Make Good Art).
Sarah-Jane