Poetry Readers Challenge discussion

You might not expect it from his title, but most of Scott Owens' poems are warm, accessible, and down to earth. He also tackles politics and social wrongs head on. As he says in "Defining Wrong":

"It's easy to keep your mouth shut.
You keep your job that way.
You keep peace in the house.
It's easy to go along.
It's easy, but it's wrong."

His poem, “Con-spic-u-ous,” in which he exacts quiet revenge on a homophobic father, is worth the purchase price. My second favorite poem of the book is more a universal reflection on life: “Who Hasn’t Contemplated Civil Disobedience Stuck Behind a Tractor Trailer Carrying Chickens in Dobson, NC.” I also enjoy his sometimes amusing, touching, or ironic poems about his young daughter Sawyer as she discovers the world. Surely Sawyer is another poet in the making, or philosopher, or activist.

Alarie wrote: ""It's easy to keep your mouth shut.
You keep your job that way.
You keep peace in the house.
It's easy to go along.
It's easy, but it's wrong.""

I guess one can't disagree with that. Thanks for reviewing and introducing me to yet another poet I hadn't heard of, Alarie.

Jenna wrote: "Alarie wrote: ""It's easy to keep your mouth shut.
You keep your job that way.
You keep peace in the house.
It's easy to go along.
It's easy, but it's wrong.""

I guess one can't disagree with that..."

Scott Owens is the editor of Wild Goose Poetry Review.