I salute all those who stand for creative freedom:
Pirate radio DJs, subversive poets
Feral, graffiti artists and street musicians;
All those who break crass rules that are rigidly set.
For being part of the mainstream corrodes one's dreams.
Better to be on the outskirts at the cutting
Edge of culture. Better to explore novel themes,
Than regurgitate a range of frayed, hackneyed things.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Well said and well written Dominic. Some poets can forever all churn out the same old, same old tired and old faithful /old reliable mass produced sausage factory poems and their tired unoriginal poem template must be well weathered and fraying by now. For your last line speaks volumes and is deafening. Many thanks and I wish you well good sir.