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By: Marissa Ranello (Registered IP 142.165.230.149) on 13-04-2007 23:03

It was obvious to me that:    1.The writer was an idiot   OR  2.He wanted to provoke a reaction     I'm going with the latter option. As David mentioned, words can easily attract attention. People are curious by nature. They love to read things that deal with destruction, collapse & unsupported criticism.    To be honest, I'm not a fan of every poet that I mentioned. You may even look at the list and wonder why I bothered to drop names...    But let's take Maya Angelou, for instance. Most people assume that she's quite comfortable in her old age. Her books are on the shelves in nearly every bookstore that has a poetry section, etc..etc..    But umm...she came a long way. Maya Angelou was a prostitute. She was an outsider writer. A former prostitue reading poetry in the White House? Could you possibly get anymore OUTSIDER than that?     Fran, I totally agree. It's just the context that has changed (for the most part). I strongly feel that poetry is more accessible now than it's ever been.     Leopold, yes yes yes to everything you just said!    Michael, I'd like to read that poem!

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