> > Chandhobhadha kavitvam is not "cool" or "topical" but I believe that
> there is a silent majority who enjoy reading them.
Let me split off the 'classics' from the current chandObaddha
poetry as I did in my earlier post. I am skeptical that there is a silent
'majority' who enjoys reading the latter. In my view of the world, the only
present day poetry enjoyed by a majority of people is film lyrics
(gaddar's songs may come a close second). Among those that read -and write-
current non-filmi poetry (a minority by themselves), it is my impression
(certainly open to debate) that the traditional metric poetry comes
second to the non-traditional poetry.
Going by the discussions in this forum, those that enjoy
chandObaddha kavitvam aren't 'silent' either :)
Regards --- V. Chowdary Jampala