A Poem that No One Can Object to

[WolfLarsen]

A Poem that No One Can Object to

by Wolf Larsen

[virgo27]

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[MystyrMystyry]

I can object to it on principle that it's a waste of space and pushes worthwhile threads off the main page (of course it also pushes not so worthwhile threads off as well, which is why I'm responding)

[Delta40]

With everything else you've posted Wolf, this is extremely conservative!

[Jack of Hearts]

You bear an uncanny resemblance to Woody from Cheers.







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[hillwalker]

John Cage would have approved. Minimalism in action.

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[Lokasenna]

OBJECTION! Ending with a preposition is naughty - the grammar pixies will be displeased!

:lol:

[PrinceMyshkin]

A Poem that No One Can Object to

by Wolf Larsen

The implication of this is that anything with more substance would encounter criticism here. But why should you expect it to be otherwise? Do you want or believe you deserve a monolithic audience of robotlike larsenites lining up for your latest tirade that poses as an aesthetic construction?

[everyadventure]

I think it's too short.
;)

[Alexander III]

Hahaha as Hill said John Cage would approve, but yea it is good for a laugh.



The implication of this is that anything with more substance would encounter criticism here. But why should you expect it to be otherwise? Do you want or believe you deserve a monolithic audience of robotlike larsenites lining up for your latest tirade that poses as an aesthetic construction?

I completely agree, that we should all try to be as critical as possible as that is the best way to improve ones writing skills. Of course there is a difference between attacking the poem and attacking the person. In previous posts Wolf has been called a prick, twat, idiot, waste of space ect... for some reason I think those don't qualify as poesy criticism.

[AuntShecky]

The sarcasm in the opening post is not lost upon yours fooly, who finds it amusing.

In his earlier works, the original poster inspired
speculation and opinions on the nature of contemporary poetry. Whether this was his intention is moot, as the resulting discussion--at times extremely "heated"-- held value in that it forced some of us to think and "re-think" our pre-conceptions as well as what can be "acceptably" defined as a "poem."

All that is a positive development, methinks.

On the other hand, I think it's wise to remember that a poem is more than a mere "statement." As I've reiterated ad nauseam here on the LitNet, what is important in the poem is not just the "what"-- it's also the "how." Generally speaking, the quality of a poem is determined how well the content is entwined within the form.

That standard doesn't vary, whether one is a "traditionalist" who disdains everything written after the 17th century or a fire-breathing proponent of the avant-garde.

One of the points I tried to launch in a posting from this past February, (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59356) is that the past century abounds with examples of writers, composers, and artists pissing off the middle class. But that's a by-product of the intensity of the work itself, not the artists' primary intention.

So, Wolf, I hope you put up another posting in which we can see how you blend both content with its form.

[deryk]

*Hits Backspace*

[PrinceMyshkin]

I completely agree, that we should all try to be as critical as possible as that is the best way to improve ones writing skills. Of course there is a difference between attacking the poem and attacking the person. In previous posts Wolf has been called a prick, twat, idiot, waste of space ect... for some reason I think those don't qualify as poesy criticism.

My impression is that the offensive terms you cite were not directed at WL or the poems he posted but at his attacks on those who criticized the poems.

[qimissung]

It doesn't really matter, Prince. We are not four or seven and should be light years beyond name-calling for any reason. I know I am. :D

As to the poem, well it's a bit like Jerry Seinfield's show, isn't it?