03-29-2014, 12:18 AM
[quote='ChristopherSea' pid='158996' dateline='1396018632']
What about an incestuous pedophile like Ann Sexton? She did not write about molesting her daughter. Nonetheless, some would be troubled by reading any of her work knowing what she did.
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That’s slightly off the point, if she never wrote a poem on the subject there would be no issue as to her poetry per se but to her reputation maybe but that’s another subject.
What if a poet wrote a poem about pedophilia, but was not one? That should be alright, like an actor playing a role.
I don’t see any difference if the poet meant it as a personal piece or not i.e. he/she must have had a reason for putting it the public domain and how would the reader know the difference unless he/she added a disclaimer.
What about an incestuous pedophile like Ann Sexton? She did not write about molesting her daughter. Nonetheless, some would be troubled by reading any of her work knowing what she did.
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That’s slightly off the point, if she never wrote a poem on the subject there would be no issue as to her poetry per se but to her reputation maybe but that’s another subject.
What if a poet wrote a poem about pedophilia, but was not one? That should be alright, like an actor playing a role.
I don’t see any difference if the poet meant it as a personal piece or not i.e. he/she must have had a reason for putting it the public domain and how would the reader know the difference unless he/she added a disclaimer.