11-28-2012, 07:11 AM
(11-25-2012, 08:15 AM)Leanne Wrote: The internet brought not a resurgence, but an unholy resurrection. We have zombie poets who feed on validation, which is just as well since brains are in disturbingly short supply.I found the Blake comments fascinating, and actually I have seen this misunderstanding of whom the poetic I refers. Beyond that though, I liked your feeding on validation comment. I think that is the key trait of this sort of writer. They are narcissists. They relate everything through some cracked internal lens that skews their perspective. It has to always be about me.
Good insight Leanne.
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson
