--- Geraldine Monk <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
But I
> also defend everyone's right not to like all poetry.
> In fact I defend people's right not to like it at
> all. Why should they? Are you seriously saying we
> aren't allowed to dislike someone else's poetry?
> That's scary talk. Sorry Rupert but I absolutely
> defend Benjamin Zephaniah's right to think my poetry
> is totally crap and for him to say it if that's what
> he thinks. I defend all our rights as individuals
> to have preferences and express opinions.
> Is that such a big ask?
One of the most debilitating things about
institutionalized art is the canting discourse from
administrators who praise all artistic products
emanating from their institution in exactly the same
terms--proving of course that they haven't taken in
any of it. Informed dislike is much better than that!
David Latane
http://www.standmagazine.org (Stand Magazine, Leeds)
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