https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/section-217-general-discussion-of-professional-poets-and-their-works en 2005-2012 shakespearesmonekys@gmail.com 42.65593 -71.33391 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:35:57 GMT yacs http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 70 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3895-bad-poetry https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3895-bad-poetry Is there such a thing as bad poetry, and how do we determine when such exists? Alcuin of York General discussion of professional poets, and their works Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:53:54 GMT /section-217-general-discussion-of-professional-poets-and-their-works#comments 49 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3895 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3895 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3895 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3675-why-is-poetry-important-or-not https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3675-why-is-poetry-important-or-not Poetry is little valued economically, but is it beneficial to society? If so, in what ways, and to what extent? Alcuin of York General discussion of professional poets, and their works Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:09:09 GMT /section-217-general-discussion-of-professional-poets-and-their-works#comments 16 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3675 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3675 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3675 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-7264-how-much-of-art-comes-from-the-artist https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-7264-how-much-of-art-comes-from-the-artist I had an online conversation with someone over a poem that had been computer-generated. I said I felt it wasn't art, and she responded with, "I think the lesson here is that art is as much the product of the recipient as of the artist. It's a conversation between intent and reality, on the active end, and between reality and perception, on the passive side. So there's not really any such thing as counterfeit vs. real art, only deliberate vs. accidental. The complication comes from assuming that art is strictly a vehicle for communication between people, which simply isn't true. While art excels in this capacity, it's a bit like saying that water's purpose is to quench thirst. It's an arbitrary and inaccurate limitation that overlooks other functions." I disagreed and responded with, ... more Alcuin of York General discussion of professional poets, and their works Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:46:05 GMT /section-217-general-discussion-of-professional-poets-and-their-works#comments 24 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/7264 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/7264 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A7264 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-4661-the-case-against-free-market-values https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-4661-the-case-against-free-market-values The real problem with our modern free-market mentality is that marketing values have supplanted the other values Alcuin of York General discussion of professional poets, and their works Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:13:38 GMT /section-217-general-discussion-of-professional-poets-and-their-works#comments 6 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/4661 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/4661 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A4661 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-4237-bad-education https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-4237-bad-education What I believe to be the primary cause of the poor state of education in this country Alcuin of York General discussion of professional poets, and their works Fri, 18 May 2007 22:34:29 GMT /section-217-general-discussion-of-professional-poets-and-their-works#comments 15 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/4237 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/4237 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A4237