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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.


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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

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      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...


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