Nash Was Not Oblivious
I wonder whether the well-known poets of yore
Read poems around a potbelly stove in a local store,
Whether they entered contests sponsored by a peer
Or discussed poetry with a friend over a cold beer?
Do you think Poe might have rewritten and revised,
To make his poems acceptable to an editor’s eyes?
Somehow, I think Nash was not oblivious to style
When he was writing light verse evoking a smile,
Before the days of television and visual entertainment
Writing a lengthy epic was a noteworthy attainment
Today’s editors encourage poetry that is quite concise
And poetry websites will print anything, isn’t that nice?
Written January 29, 2022
Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2022
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