The Muse will never play the didactic role of an old spinster with a wicked yardstick. These two men would put a Joan of Arc to death. They'd lock up a Camille Claudel without hesitation. She would not. You can not be a hypocrite and a poet at the same time.
Poets are no angels.
Without it, a poet's work would be as hollow and superficial as political rhetoric. I'd also like to plug The Cider Press Review. We'll be presenting new poems every week.