So this guy is NUTS! First of all if he knows soooo much about National Poetry Month and poetry in general, why is he writing this? Why would he spend all that time reading about all this poetry if he hates it? I think he has wayyyyy too much time on his hands!
Secondly, I'd have to agree with his point about the fact that they think poetry should be "good for you" and "safe". Have we not discussed how 99.9% of poetry is the furthest thing from happy? But that's the thing about poetry, just because it's sad, or depressing doesn't mean it's bad. It can still be good poetry. Emily Dickinson was an amazing poet and a ton of her poems were depressing. Even a lot of the poems that seem like they're going to be happy, aren't. So nice try, ARF.
My last point is that the last paragraph that he wrote well...basically I think he might be on drugs at this point. Is his best idea really to stop reading poetry all together? Even the statue of liberty and Mother Goose? Cmon on.
That's all I have to say, sorry mine's not five pages ;)
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