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Title: Bro-etry: What Happens When A Bro Writes Poetry
Post by: THP on Jul 15, 2011, 03:02 PM
Why are so many guys afraid of poetry? Is it because they don't think they'll get it? Is it too mushy and emotional and girly for their manliness to handle? Screw that.In her introduction as Guest Editor of "Best American Poetry 2010," Amy Gerstler noted that saying you don't like poetry is like saying you don't like food. In other words, a beet is just a beet; if you're not into beets, you can eat spinach. Don't like vegetables? Have pizza. The point is, if you think you don't like poetry, you just haven't found a poem that's right for you.More... (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-mcgackin/broetry_b_899300.html)