One of my influential mentors would sometimes say, “Farts ain’t art” when he was asking for more craft, articulation and effort. Unfiltered analysis, for sure. I have some distain for greeting card gladness myself. There are treasure troves of happy, playful, teasing poetic celebrations out there just as worthy of the page as ones of darker revelations. I’m willing to read/inhabit it all!
“Mental illness is not a career strategy.” Hehe
One of my influential mentors would sometimes say, “Farts ain’t art” when he was asking for more craft, articulation and effort. Unfiltered analysis, for sure. I have some distain for greeting card gladness myself. There are treasure troves of happy, playful, teasing poetic celebrations out there just as worthy of the page as ones of darker revelations. I’m willing to read/inhabit it all!
An open mind goes a long way.