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Jeffrey, you ask an interesting question. There are certain writers who soothe their egos with something analogous to the famous joke, "I wouldn't want to join a club that would have me as a member."
Their attitude is that being outside the community of published poets makes them s-p-e-c-i-a-l.
Crap sometimes gets published, but more often does not. Good poems often get published, but I believe that because of the sheer number of writes, most are bound to be rejected - there's only so much publishing space available. The point I and others here have made is that the "worth" of a poem is not necessarily denoted by its acceptance by a publisher. Most important, we reject the original statement, "There are no bad poems, only different kinds of poetry," which I saw quoted on a poetry site (from whom, I don't know). There are bad poems, mediocre poems, and good poems. Some of each get published, though my reading indicates more of the last than the first do so.
Alcuin
Their attitude is that being outside the community of published poets makes them s-p-e-c-i-a-l.
Crap sometimes gets published, but more often does not. Good poems often get published, but I believe that because of the sheer number of writes, most are bound to be rejected - there's only so much publishing space available. The point I and others here have made is that the "worth" of a poem is not necessarily denoted by its acceptance by a publisher. Most important, we reject the original statement, "There are no bad poems, only different kinds of poetry," which I saw quoted on a poetry site (from whom, I don't know). There are bad poems, mediocre poems, and good poems. Some of each get published, though my reading indicates more of the last than the first do so.
Alcuin
by Alcuin of York on June 7 2007