08-24-2024, 07:36 AM
So, I've just had my second poem removed from the site. This time from the Intensive Critique section. So, as you can imagine, I am overjoyed with the judges decision—especially as I followed all the rules... and didn't even swear!
First, I want to thank everyone at the academy. This wouldn’t have been possible without their talent and dedication. To my family and friends, your support means everything to me. And to my fans, thank you for believing in me and my work. I am so blessed. This award is not just mine, it’s for all of us who have worked so hard behind the scenes. Thank you again, from the bottom of my heart.
However, it does pose an interesting question—at least for me—about the limitations of critique.
the removed poem was:
My Girl’s Bosoms My Ankle Swingers
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Bbbbbfhjsbdfshbsbsbbsh
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lkjd
fsfjdshfbweiubsdvkbx
vmjbsdfsbvsdxlkjdlkjsdfs
dlfkgjdf
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Surely, with the imagery and allusions to Spinoza, The Principia, William Blake, Titian, and—obviously—Shakespeare, there's something to critique, here...
—But it's difficult to read. You're trying too hard. It sounds like nonsense and looks pretentious. Who's got time for that?
—I mean, isn't that poetry in a nutshell, though?
—Fuck off, mate. We're trying to take ourselves too seriously over 'ere.
So the question is, are there poems that can't be critiqued? And for what reason?
First, I want to thank everyone at the academy. This wouldn’t have been possible without their talent and dedication. To my family and friends, your support means everything to me. And to my fans, thank you for believing in me and my work. I am so blessed. This award is not just mine, it’s for all of us who have worked so hard behind the scenes. Thank you again, from the bottom of my heart.
However, it does pose an interesting question—at least for me—about the limitations of critique.
the removed poem was:
My Girl’s Bosoms My Ankle Swingers
LLJ
Sjjasdjhfbkjhdsfsd
Sdfkjshfs
Dsfksdjhgds
Bbbbbfhjsbdfshbsbsbbsh
b
lkjd
fsfjdshfbweiubsdvkbx
vmjbsdfsbvsdxlkjdlkjsdfs
dlfkgjdf
k
ljfd
lk
d
Surely, with the imagery and allusions to Spinoza, The Principia, William Blake, Titian, and—obviously—Shakespeare, there's something to critique, here...
—But it's difficult to read. You're trying too hard. It sounds like nonsense and looks pretentious. Who's got time for that?
—I mean, isn't that poetry in a nutshell, though?
—Fuck off, mate. We're trying to take ourselves too seriously over 'ere.
So the question is, are there poems that can't be critiqued? And for what reason?