Poetry Tip: Don't Communicate

[billy]

"It is not good craftsmanship that makes this furniture good, it is only that people view it as good that makes it so!"

a good craftsman makes good furniture (unless he's pissing around) the people who view it give it acclaim. making this furniture good and making good furniture aren't really the same thing.

i hear how good ikea furniture is and yet i think it's shite. certainly not made by craftsmen. it's more the hallmark of the furniture industry.

on the other hand, i think the reader helps spot crap poetry and crap anything else. if most say "this is crap because" then the odds are it doesn't work.

somethings are good (well made) despite who or how many say they aren't good. sometimes it just takes a bit of time for humanity to realise the fact. jmo