A Forum for Vigorous Debate, Cornerstone of Democracy
A FORUM FOR VIGOROUS DEBATE, CORNERSTONE OF DEMOCRACY. Encouraged censorship and self-censorship seem to have become popular in America today. Those who censor others, not just self, prefer the term moderator to censor and moderation to censorship. But that doesn't change what they do. They still act as self-appointed Big Brother protectors of the thin-skinned. Democracy, however, demands a populace with spine. On this blog, and to buck the trend of censorship, comments will not be "moderated." Almost never do the targets of these blog entries dare respond to defend themselves with cogent counter-argumentation. They are too high and mighty or perhaps simply too damn inserted into the herd--academic, literary or whichever.
6 comments:
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G. Tod-poet laurette is a booby prize, doesn't mean jack even if you get paid for it. i live near San Luis Obispo and some lame committee selects one. Its usually some connected poet. Anyone thats been around awhile and wants it, will be awarded it.
Simic is not much of a poet, has all the credentials though, son of immigrants (Hungarians or something) had it tough as a kid, blah, blah. I read his an intro to his book, said he was pissed off at this prententious editor who chasitised him for writing about a cockroach, that was the most interesting thing in book.
dave
Hey Dave,
Thanks for the comments. Send me some tough poems. Simic writing on cockroaches. Yeah, that's funny. So many poets live in lies. Send me an email.
T.
Ah yes, the poet laureate as the domesticated (tamed) lap dog.
Another good one Dr. slone.
Wish we could get the targets to stand up and comment. But the high and mighty don't do that.
Charles Simic is one of my favorite poets.
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