I am indeed reading out of my own free will, as I am sure you and everyone else here is. So let me counter; I am not forcing anyone to read, or to reply to, my opinions either.
As for the argument that it is all a matter of taste; well, I find that argument a little flawed. The appreciation of poetry may indeed depend on taste, but quite honestly, I am not sure we are even dealing with poetry. There are certain groundrules for poetry, after all, and these are not a matter of taste. Meter, rhythm? Has Alrik even heard of these things? Or did he just string random sentences together that felt nicely pretentious? I know where my money is.
