The Internet has made self publishing a whole lot easier. In many respects that’s a good thing. Were it not for the ease of use of capable technology, financial accessibility of the platform, and the internal drive to pursue it, I would not be able to write and publish this blog. All poetry bloggers owe [...]
Who decides whether a piece of literature is good or not? Is there a committee somewhere that decides by a process of selection? Does it allow for vote by proxy? Is there a monarch or a king that raises his scepter in approbation? Perhaps all the people of the world can gather together and conduct [...]
Capitalism and poetry go hand in hand. I imagine that the first poets sold their songs and chants on an open market, traded their entertainment services for fur and weapons. But today you’re more likely to find a poet bashing the excesses of capitalism and proclaiming the virtues of socialism. But I’m not sure why.
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