12-11-2011, 06:09 PM
Aha, I see. I like Philip Larkin's poetry, but I dislike the man (he was a racist and a mysogynist amongst other things)
As I like this poem very much, I had decided that my poetic sensibilities were worse than I had imagined and I was hoping for reassurance. Which now I have.
The above sounds pathetic, I know. I should be able to decide for myself what is good and bad in poetry - but, I can't. I'm stuck with the old 'I know what I like' method based on the flimsiest of reasons.
As I like this poem very much, I had decided that my poetic sensibilities were worse than I had imagined and I was hoping for reassurance. Which now I have.
The above sounds pathetic, I know. I should be able to decide for myself what is good and bad in poetry - but, I can't. I'm stuck with the old 'I know what I like' method based on the flimsiest of reasons.