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  • 3 features of bad poetry

    3 features of bad poetry

    Poetry is famously, absolutely and unequivocally subjective. A poem can move one person to tears and leave another indifferent. So by what standard can we judge some poetry to be bad? How do we define bad? And should we? People who say all poetry is valid are correct. People who say that we can’t tell…

  • Why you need to read more bad poets

    Why you need to read more bad poets

    This duality of badness – of art and character – is at the heart of our purpose at The Bad Poet Society. But why should you invest your time in reading bad poetry or great poetry written by bad poets?