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[–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I’m the Poet Laureate of the Darvaza Gas Crater, that’s who I am to decide it.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    I've never heard of that, but assuming that's a real thing and you're telling the truth, it still doesn't mean you get to decide what the "point" of poetry is for everybody else.

    You aren't the arbiter of what people are allowed to enjoy or see value in. If 'Poem XYZ' resonates with a bunch of people, but you hate it on principle because of how it was created, that doesn't make their viewpoint invalid. To think it does is extremely arrogant.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    I’m sorry but he really is the arbiter of who gets to decide the meaning of poetry, how the subjective experience of emotion is correctly described in written form, as well as the one who decides what is valuable and what should rightfully be cast aside and shunned, and even boooed!

    All hail the Darvaza Gas Crater!!!

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