Meyerpires and Bear Love

In class tonight I found the topic of the Governor's General Awards and the controversy over When Everything Feels like the Movies winning very interesting (kay, maybe only kinda!). First of all, while I have no idea whether or not the book is something I'd enjoy reading, let alone think is well written, I am happy that the book that won isn't a piece of work written by some prude who wants to ignore the fact that young people do NOT live in bubbles (at least, not the majority of them).

Being only nineteen, I still enjoy a well written YA novel, but also find the genre to be very limiting due to the stigma associated with writing about larger, key happenings in life that are considered too 'mature' for younger adults. In high school, I really had a hard time finding books targeted at my age group that actually interested me, or helped me connect to the world I was growing up in. I had books like The Perks of Being a Wallflower that touched on some of the subject matter that mattered to me, but for that one slightly shiny gem there were a hundred trash-ridden novels. And, of course, the few books I loved such as Perks were often listed as 'banned' in the States. Parents in Kamloops at one point tried to ban the book from a classroom, though from the reasoning it appeared they hadn't even read it! Most often the books that tried to explain topics like sex, drug use, mental illness, and abuse were dumbed down and censored to the point that there really was no point. I don't believe a book has to discuss taboo or controversial topics to be well written or interesting, but I do believe that if the author chooses to cover those topics it shouldn't read like some terrible informercials about 'why drugs are bad' or 'how depressed people are really sad'. 

There's my rant. I could go on forever, maybe, maybe not, but I'm lazy.

Also, if you want to check out something crazy that won the Governor General's Award way back follow this link...I swear you will not be disappointed. Maybe confused, or shocked. But hey, it's Canada and we like our furry animals, right?

"What the actual fuck Canada?" Love between a bear and a woman...

Also, not really about poetry still but found this on urban dictionary! Rather interesting...Leads me to wonder if one day I'll write something so terrible that people actual create their own vocabulary to make sure people know just how bad I failed.

Oh Steph and her Meyerpires

Funny thing is, I found that link while trying to find how to spell pyre...because I am honestly that terrible at spelling, yes!