Anne:
It does seem sometimes as if you find an enclave only to have the unholy prophets move in. It's as if there's always a Jeremiah standing up and calling down the wrath of his god on some hapless poet who has committed a few infelicitous words to paper. I don't understand why anyone would despise a poem or a poet -- dislike, or distaste, maybe in the extreme case disgust. But it's a mystery to me why the reaction is sometimes so out of proportion to the transgression. It's just a crappy poem, for crying out loud!
Well, my philosophy is "Don't step in it." Since in fact I often fail to live up to that rule, my backup philosophy is "Don't step in it again."
Richard
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