tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757536908648652507.post2999930681719619450..comments2023-06-09T06:57:53.016-05:00Comments on The Nightly Daily: Please help me understand poetryChris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15231067247302746975noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757536908648652507.post-41250326948232449572010-03-14T19:24:13.212-05:002010-03-14T19:24:13.212-05:00Have to agree with you, Django, even though it'...Have to agree with you, Django, even though it's probably taking the road less taken.Terry Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06234521136418602154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757536908648652507.post-86105458128248421982010-03-13T23:28:12.041-06:002010-03-13T23:28:12.041-06:00In 1956, Allen Ginsberg published the poem "H...In 1956, Allen Ginsberg published the poem "Howl," and he's been "famous" for it ever since.<br /><br />If you've ever read "Howl," you know that it's a drug-fueled stream of conscious lacking ryme and/or meter.<br /><br />That is, it's **** on a popsicle stick. And Ginsberg became famous for it.<br /><br />For what it's worth, there's not been a quality poet in the U.S. since Robert Frost died. Sorry, Klyd, Clyde ... whatever, whomever ...!Joltin' Djangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429922320420919497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757536908648652507.post-53596257191390193452010-03-09T21:08:15.717-06:002010-03-09T21:08:15.717-06:00Eye, or in this case, ear of the beholder. He migh...Eye, or in this case, ear of the beholder. He might've thought the person he wrote it for would appreciate it. She might well have said, "Dude, it's one of the 100 greatest love poems of all time!" right before she hurled. You never know.Terry Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06234521136418602154noreply@blogger.com