06-28-2011, 09:40 AM
I don't think that's off topic at all. I think that's a very big part of the problem.
People who believe that poetry is all about god-given talent, or inspiration from some esoteric muse that can't be taught and shouldn't be messed with really kind of annoy me. That's just plain arrogance, and wrong to boot.
Poetry is a craft, like any other, and can be taught. Very occasionally, if we're lucky, we might just employ that craft to such excellent effect that it transcends into something worth being called art.
People who believe that poetry is all about god-given talent, or inspiration from some esoteric muse that can't be taught and shouldn't be messed with really kind of annoy me. That's just plain arrogance, and wrong to boot.
Poetry is a craft, like any other, and can be taught. Very occasionally, if we're lucky, we might just employ that craft to such excellent effect that it transcends into something worth being called art.
It could be worse