Comments on: A Complete & Necessary Waste of Time http://musehead.wordpress.com/2006/05/16/a-complete-necessary-waste-of-time/ Where Brilliance Goes When It Dies Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:12:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: the forester http://musehead.wordpress.com/2006/05/16/a-complete-necessary-waste-of-time/#comment-363 the forester Sat, 16 Sep 2006 06:10:53 +0000 https://musehead.wordpress.com/2006/05/16/a-complete-necessary-waste-of-time/#comment-363 Nice post! Nice post!

]]> By: ahswan http://musehead.wordpress.com/2006/05/16/a-complete-necessary-waste-of-time/#comment-108 ahswan Wed, 17 May 2006 20:49:29 +0000 https://musehead.wordpress.com/2006/05/16/a-complete-necessary-waste-of-time/#comment-108 Know any good biker bars? Know any good biker bars?

]]> By: musehead http://musehead.wordpress.com/2006/05/16/a-complete-necessary-waste-of-time/#comment-107 musehead Wed, 17 May 2006 17:10:28 +0000 https://musehead.wordpress.com/2006/05/16/a-complete-necessary-waste-of-time/#comment-107 How about Monday Night Poetry with beer & pizza? How about Monday Night Poetry with beer & pizza?

]]> By: ahswan http://musehead.wordpress.com/2006/05/16/a-complete-necessary-waste-of-time/#comment-106 ahswan Wed, 17 May 2006 16:57:33 +0000 https://musehead.wordpress.com/2006/05/16/a-complete-necessary-waste-of-time/#comment-106 As with art, poetry and great literature has been downgraded as subjects in our schools as not being practical. You can't make a living reading poetry (unless you're a paid critic). On the other hand, it could be argued that you can't be successful without learning to appreciate the arts. Music has succeeded only because of the radio - it has only relatively recently become commercially viable. I have been reading some historical fiction by Spanish author Arturo Perez-Reverte, and found it interesting how important poetry was to everyday life 100-200 years ago. Maybe the future of poetry lies in Cable TV: The Poetry Channel. Or maybe Rachel Ray could quote poetry while she cooks. As with art, poetry and great literature has been downgraded as subjects in our schools as not being practical. You can’t make a living reading poetry (unless you’re a paid critic). On the other hand, it could be argued that you can’t be successful without learning to appreciate the arts. Music has succeeded only because of the radio – it has only relatively recently become commercially viable.

I have been reading some historical fiction by Spanish author Arturo Perez-Reverte, and found it interesting how important poetry was to everyday life 100-200 years ago. Maybe the future of poetry lies in Cable TV: The Poetry Channel. Or maybe Rachel Ray could quote poetry while she cooks.

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