tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post115632180873435342..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: What Kind of Poetry Do You Read, Mr President?Bryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1157056542869698992006-08-31T20:35:00.000+00:002006-08-31T20:35:00.000+00:00No compulsion involved, David. It's just one of th...No compulsion involved, David. It's just one of those things that certainn types of pompous feel they can't admit that they don't do.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1157055266178095612006-08-31T20:14:00.000+00:002006-08-31T20:14:00.000+00:00I don't know whether to admit it or proclaim it. I...I don't know whether to admit it or proclaim it. I don't read poetry. There, I've said it. I've nothing against those who do, but it does nothing for me. I don't know whether it's like your first glass of Guiness - you need to persevere, or whether I was immunised at school with Kipling and Coleridge Taylor (and chance encounters with Patience Strong). <BR/><BR/>I think I'll try some of these Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com