http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Banner_686X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner_234X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250 http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo-Watermark_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner-ALT_234X60.jpg Bigthink http://www.bigthink.com/feed/rss/comment/feature/375 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:19:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.bigthink.com/features/375 I find some poetry so boring and philosophical that it puts me to sleep. I think most of America does not purchase a poetry book at the book store. Recently in an English class the professor asked, "How many of you like reading poetry?" Out of a classroom of 27, 3 raised their hands. Bigthink Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:10:35 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/features/375/#22946 http://www.bigthink.com/features/375 good point... there's always been more poetry written than read, and more bad poetry written than the shortlist preserved as "classics"... poetry is also expressed in different genres and mediums today than just the written word Bigthink Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:53:48 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/features/375/#21529 http://www.bigthink.com/features/375 Yes, Billy...so true and so well put. The experiences that require attention and time in our post-modern culture are consumed by only a few, although, shall we add, that doesn%u2019t mean de facto those experiences are somehow better. But, on average, they are. The more passive experiences are easy and so brief as to stimulate the urge for another %u2018quick fix.%u2019 Unfortunately, folks can get that next quickie. Bigthink Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:29:15 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/features/375/#14042