2008: I'Ve Got News For You Comments

'Anatomy of a poem' and your 'I've Got News for You' deal with much the same idea, Tom, that's for sure! I try every now and then to wake up the poetasters and wannabes who have no real interest in poetry, but who tune in to the folks who strut their stuff on this site and deride the tradition of good poetry and declare loudly that emotion is all one needs. Forget technique and working on the basics! And they succeed by and large in encouraging a lot of dreck posted here!

A decent debate, you say? What does that mean, John Nightingale?

Your image certainly deprives the act of slicing your wrists of glamor. It's an ugly way to end a life. Good strong poem.

Strong views Tom. I think we could have a decent debate about this.