The Equalizer in Contemporary Love Poetry

In a world where rejection is always possible, is there an equalizer in contemporary love poetry that makes the contemporary love poet's efforts something less than utterly futile? Is there someone, or something that acts on behalf of struggling contemporary love poets?

To a contemporary love poet, his or her poetic work always has merit, even when it is written in his or her darkest hour. He or she may not see it as having a lot of value then, but life and the pursuit of one's life work is always a unique journey for each contemporary love poet. In other words, from his or her own perspective, the contemporary love poetry knows inwardly that what he or she is writing, or has written, has as much, if not more value than any other project that humankind might tackle, whether or not it is perceived that way by anyone, at any time.

Any form of artistic expression may regarded in the same way by its artist, but in the midst of working on it, it may seem worthless, or perceived to be an exercise in futility. Yet the contemporary love poet generally realizes that his or her literary endeavor does have value, even when not acknowledged or perceived that way by others, at that time.

So what is the equalizer that causes the contemporary love poet, and his or her contemporary love poetry to stand from era to era? What allows contemporary love poets the incentive to persist in their literary task from generation to generation? Why is writing contemporary love poetry an occupation that continues from ere to era?

The reality that contemporary love poetry is a creation which stems from inspiration, as well as a work carried out by the dedicated contemporary love poet's hands, is worthy of merit in itself, and that alone should be sufficient to see it as such, but unfortunately, that is not always the case.

To many critics and readers, contemporary love poetry written on inspiration is simply regarded as mere words, thought and feelings expressed poetically, in one way or another. There are those who wonder why these words, thoughts and feelings should be held in high esteem. Are there not other, more important things in life that have more potential value?

The value that any human being places on anything is rooted in his or her subjective and objective perception, coupled with the cultural norms and biases of his or her day, but times change and so do human values.

What this means for contemporary love poets is that the worth placed on their literary work may be dependent, at least to some extent, upon the era. From one era to another, contemporary love poetry may be regarded differently. Literary works in general, are perceived differently from era to era. In some eras, certain types of literary works are prized more highly than others. In fact, there are some types of literary works regarded more highly than others in every era.

Perhaps it could be suggested that the equalizer in contemporary love poetry is actually found within the work itself, and that is what gives it its merit.

In contemporary love poetry, love continues to be acknowledged by contemporary love poets in every era; so does truth. Love endures and truth stands the test of time.

God has a way of allowing a leveling the playing field for all of humankind. Life does not always seem to be fair, but God is good. Thus, contemporary love poets continue to convey their messages of love and truth through contemporary love poetry, throughout the ages.