Re: UnitedStates::agenda

I'd like to comment on people's reaction to this. Whether you agree with the sentiments or not, this is is posted as Poetry.

One of the functions of art is to invoke a response. On this note I'd say this is pretty successful as Poetry.

Don't get carried away here.

Matt

P.S. political speech is not the same as hate speech

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Re^2: UnitedStates::agenda (art) by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Mar 22, 2003 at 14:41 UTC
Artists, be they painters, writers, actors or musicians, have a responsibility to reflect and interpret the world around them. -- DJ Shadow, "March of Death" introductory notes Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]
Re: Re: UnitedStates::agenda by Ctrl-z (Friar) on Mar 22, 2003 at 16:38 UTC
One of the functions of art is to invoke a response. On this note I'd say this is pretty successful as Poetry. hmm, i dont think the poetry in question is particularly artistic - in both a Perl and a Poetic sense. To me it looks more like a thinly veiled, uninsightful statement. I agree with the sentiments of yourself and of the original post - but debate of the latter being controversial art (which was stated by someone, somewhere in this mess) is just pretentious. time was, I could move my arms like a bird and...	[reply]
Re^3: UnitedStates::agenda by mojotoad (Monsignor) on Mar 22, 2003 at 17:01 UTC
hmm, i dont think the poetry in question is particularly artistic - in both a Perl and a Poetic sense. To me it looks more like a thinly veiled, uninsightful statement. Bad art is still art. I deliberately took no position on the message. There's no accounting for taste, as they say. I very much doubt anyone will be hanging this poem on their wall (nor any Perl Poem, really -- who are we kidding?) :) Matt	[reply]
Re: Re^3: UnitedStates::agenda by Ctrl-z (Friar) on Mar 22, 2003 at 20:01 UTC
i dunno, the Sharon Hopkins poem in the Camel is pretty half-decent I think!. Unix terminology and Perl syntax definitely lend themselves to the possibility... That said, i really want this thread to end - so i'll stop clogging up Newest Nodes now :p War! What-is-it-good-for? (absolutely nothing!) sing it t'me... time was, I could move my arms like a bird and...	[reply]