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Title: They reckon they know poetry...
Review: Agreed, Hume's poems are not written in a common language. She shys away from religious feeling, and instead includes vulgarity. Her work is extreme nor does her poetry conform.When compared to Billy Collins this is obvious. At the next cocktail party, I will not be able to show off my erudition with Hume's poems, as I can with Collins. In fact, Hume has proven that vulgarity is still possible even today!Yes, as I sip my skim milk, nibble on my dry bland toast, revel in the next episode of "Friends," I too am looking for a poet who aims for the middle ground, who shys away from extremes, and who conforms, especially a poet who isn't so engrossed with the world as to spend an entire book considering the wonders and the fantasies of houseflies.
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