03-05-2015, 04:51 AM
I am almost entirely anti-footnote. I tend to find them lazy on the part of the writer, who is also making assumptions that the reader is just as lazy as he/she is. The only time I will use them is to give my reader access to something they are unlikely to readily find via Mr Google, e.g. a vernacular term (*reet workyticket 
) or a not-very-well-documented event.
Sans elucidation, the poem will (hopefully) delight those who do understand the references first go or who bother to access the multitude of reference materials available on the wwweb. If someone adds an unnecessary footnote explaining something in my "well, duh" range, I am instantly disinclined to enjoy the poem.
) or a not-very-well-documented event. Sans elucidation, the poem will (hopefully) delight those who do understand the references first go or who bother to access the multitude of reference materials available on the wwweb. If someone adds an unnecessary footnote explaining something in my "well, duh" range, I am instantly disinclined to enjoy the poem.
It could be worse