[Siham Karami]

I have often considered starting a thread here called “Why is formalist poetry so philosophically lightweight?” But then I realized nearly no one would be interested.

Andrew, I think you might be surprised. (Or maybe, then again, I would be surprised.) But it sounds like the sort of question that could inspire either defensiveness, open debate, or at least lament. And because it doesn't directly address the issues of poetry, workshop manners, and verbal barroom brawls, you might get some interesting feedback.