I just watched some really bad slam poets

"Poetry is better than prose because it has beauty because it unlocks the subconscious and plays our feelings in ways we can't completely understand." — Someone on the internet, probably.

Its not a soapbox, a whine fest, a weapon, a liberal wank job against made up threats, and its not a racist or sexist platform. Its supposed to have nuance and shades of colour.

We'll never get anywhere by attacking, mocking, or criticizing the sacred, ritualistic catharsis meetings of morally vain hipsters. Doing this will make people defensive. They will bunker down.

Instead, why not drown it in a sea of its own deformed siblings and copies? Make so many things "like it" but "not it" that it is no longer notable, no longer relevant, no longer sacred, no longer new and progressive but instead is old and backward, etc. Every movement has a shelf life.

Make bad poetry on purpose. Watch them scratch their heads as they wonder whether to cheer you or if they're being mocked. Maybe we can sing over the ashes.