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How seriously should poetry
be taken if the author
hasn't bothered to spell check
or proofread or edit or revise?

How seriously should poetry
be taken if the author
hands out critism, but
doesn't ever take it?

How seriously should poetry
be taken if the author
only writes vaguely and
doesn't convey clear messages?

How seriously should poetry
be taken if the author
doesn't even own up to their work
with a name?

How seriously should poetry
be taken if the author
never bothers to enter a contest
or send to a newspaper?

How seriously should poetry
be taken if the author
never gets published or
put on CD sets or anything?

How seriously should poetry
be taken if the author
lacks ambition?