Newspapers are no longer posting poetry reviews, and if they do, they are slim to none. The general press provides very little coverage of poetry or poets. While there are existing today literary journals that print verse, they have exonerated the printing of literary reviews. They publish page upon page of jam-packed poems, one right after the other. Reading these journals is an absolute travesty and completely defames the spiritual culture of verse. And yet, the poor and unsuspecting, first-time poet still believes that this is a creditworthy accomplishment. There is, however, an exceptional escalation for the need of the art. There are a record number of literary magazines being established ...
Newspapers are no longer posting poetry reviews, and if they do, they are slim to none. The general press provides very little coverage of poetry or poets. While there are existing today literary journals that print verse, they have exonerated the printing of literary reviews. They publish page upon page of jam-packed poems, one right after the other. Reading these journals is an absolute travesty and completely defames the spiritual culture of verse. And yet, the poor and unsuspecting, first-time poet still believes that this is a creditworthy accomplishment. There is, however, an exceptional escalation for the need of the art. There are a record number of literary magazines being established ...