| ashu |
Posted
on 01-Apr-01 11:44 PM
My thanks to all who have shared their thoughts on the
poetry.com issue.
Just a few things:
I) In my posting(s), I have NOT criticized Adwiti Subba either
personally or professionally. I have NOT been accusing her of
any crime either.
I wish her well, and that's really that. It's just that after visiting the Web sites, I decided -- on my own -- NOT to be promoting dubious ventures like poetry.com in Nepal. This is
important because had I gone ahead with my Kathmandu Post
article, Adwiti's success at poetry.com would have been
featured prominently.
II) I saw no reason to first contact Adwiti privately since:
a) ALL our 'conversations' have been taking place in PUBLIC
space (i.e. this Web site), and the retraction was only a
continuation of use of that public space.
b) The links that talk about poetry.com are extensive and have been in PUBLIC domain well BEFORE Adwiti's arrival here. If I
hadn't found them, someone else would have, sooner or later.
III) All said and done, I think we serve our readers and Web
site visitors MORE by speaking up the truth than than by muzzling it in any way. Sure, that truth might be unpleasant or hurtful
or embarrassing at times, but facing it and learning from it
is also a measure of our own emotional maturity.
Great poetry, I am sure you all agree, is all about seeking the truth, howsoever defined.
oohi
ashu
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