A Quiz

*Where was Robert E. Lee buried in 1870? Hint: very nearby to where Sam Houston was born in 1793 (and a Texas-sized statue commemorates the spot).

*Why was Lee buried there?

*What school is next door?

*Who taught there? [Hint: the only house he ever owned is also in this town.]

*Why should anyone care?

Is It Really Okay to Write "Bad" Poetry?

What if writing "bad" poetry is what improves your emotional health and intellectual abilities enough so you can someday write better?

What if "bad" poetry can be revised and polished a few times into something more presentable?

What if you just have to write enough "bad" poems to fill in between all the good ones your Muse gives you?

What if writing "bad" poetry keeps you in the game long enough for lightning to strike?

What if writing "bad" poetry improves your skills enough so your Muse can use you better as an artist?

What if the willingness to write "bad" poetry, and publish it for all to see, is the price you have to pay for getting better?

What if you realized that even the great poets wrote "bad" poetry much of the time?