Comments on: Poem of the Week: Ai https://thethepoetry.com/2011/03/poem-of-the-week-ai/ Where was it one first heard of the truth? Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:15:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Bianca stone https://thethepoetry.com/2011/03/poem-of-the-week-ai/comment-page-1/#comment-1114 Bianca stone Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:56:00 +0000 https://thethepoetry.com/?p=4126#comment-1114 "Such poets don’t need to be brave or fearless because they scare the shit out of you" Finally, Joe has put all those empty blurbers in their place. THANK YOU JOE! And for this great poem. “Such poets don’t need to be brave or fearless because they scare the shit out of you”

Finally, Joe has put all those empty blurbers in their place. THANK YOU JOE! And for this great poem.

]]> By: Emily Vogel via Facebook https://thethepoetry.com/2011/03/poem-of-the-week-ai/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 Emily Vogel via Facebook Sat, 19 Mar 2011 22:08:13 +0000 https://thethepoetry.com/?p=4126#comment-1111 It is just when there is a supposed "triumph" of the soul that poets and those who blurb those poets consider them "brave." "Brave" is not the manner in which I want to be considered. "Self-mocking" (in a good way), "astute," or "attuned to the lyricism of nature," or "humerous" is how I would want to be considered. Brave is only appropriate when someone extinguishes a fire on the kitchen stove with baking soda, or successfully abstains from eating too much chocolate. Poetry is not an act of bravery. It is an act of displaying the soul as it is, imperfect, and susceptible to blunder and irresolution. It is just when there is a supposed “triumph” of the soul that poets and those who blurb those poets consider them “brave.” “Brave” is not the manner in which I want to be considered. “Self-mocking” (in a good way), “astute,” or “attuned to the lyricism of nature,” or “humerous” is how I would want to be considered. Brave is only appropriate when someone extinguishes a fire on the kitchen stove with baking soda, or successfully abstains from eating too much chocolate. Poetry is not an act of bravery. It is an act of displaying the soul as it is, imperfect, and susceptible to blunder and irresolution.

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