R.M. Engelhardt Quotes

For Me The Poem And The Poetry Open Mic Isn't About Competition And It Never Will Be. Honestly? It's Wrong. The Open Mic Is About 1 Poet, One Fellow Human Being Up On A Stage Or Behind A Podium Sharing Their Work Regardless Of What Form Or Style They Bring To It. In Other Words? The Guy With The Low Slam Score Is More Than Likely A Far Better Poet-writer Than The Guy Who Actually Won. But Who Are You? I ? Or Really Anyone Else To Judge Them? The Poetry Slam Has Become An Overgrown, Over Used Monopoly On American Literature And Poetry And Is Now Over Utilized By The Academic & Public School Establishments. And Over The Years Has Sadly Become The "McDonalds Of Poetry". We Can Only Hope That The Same Old Stale Atmosphere Of It All Eventually Becomes Or Evolves Into Something New That Translates To And From The Written Page And That Gives New Poets With Different Styles & Authentic Voices A Chance To Share Their Work Too.

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