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Title: A rough life does not equal good poetry
Review: Yes, she's had a rough life. Does that make her poetry good, or even bearable? Unfortunately, no it does not. It would indeed appear that reviewers are praising this author for having survived many difficulties rather than taking an objective look at her poetry.When I read poetry I really don't care about the author's personal history. I only care whether the poetry is worth reading. This is not. Reviewers who write excessively about the author's personal travails, her gender or her race, rather than discussing the meat of her writing, are impliedly admitting that the poetry is not worth discussing.
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