261 sats \ 1 reply \ @SilkyNinja 19 Apr \ on: Culture and Choice by plebpoet on Thriller Bitcoin \ stacker news ~bitcoin FiresidePhilosophy
@plebpoet have you done any reading on the "culture war" within academic poetry? It's pretty hilarious and frustrating actually.
I have a lot complicated thoughts and feelings about contemporary poetry, but this Wikipedia article filled in the gaps of the actual history of it for me to have some serious ideas.
My prediction of an optimistic end result is that poetry will be revitalized the same way dance has been revitalized - after modern dancers rejected the strict form of ballet, contemporary dancers were like hold on a minute! ballet taught us some good things too! but also we want freedom!
and thus American poetry will be revitalized :)
oh boy, I love your perspective, and I think I agree. It's a hopeful outlook. I feel like poetry can't belong to academics only for its definition. Like folk music doesn't belong to the music industry. I used to think I needed to save poetry, to make it relevant to modern people. Turns out, it doesn't need me at all.
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