The Problem with Poetry

The only problem with poetry is poets, and nothing more.

There are too many who indulge themselves in a behavior that is mostly about being bigger and better than a particular output, or a particular person; or in extreme cases, to judge another's ethics, and *correctness*.

Is there a genuine public that matters? Is there a genuine public that is desired? If poetry remains a tennis match chiefly for the entertainment (or frustration) of poets, then no one ought to be bitching.

Suppose you gave a reading and did not recognize a single person? How cool would that be?!

Freedom of speech is not just about what you want to say (or hear), but it is also about what others want to say (including what you would prefer not hearing or reading)- the concept cuts both ways. That's true freedom of speech. We're talking words (opinions), not actions. Truly "No good deed goes unpunished" is the lesson here.