Brute poem

A borrowed phrase, twisted to fit a different context. The original phrase was 'brute reality,' taken from a discussion of 'socially constructed objects.' A poem written is the 'brute poem' of the poet; the poem read is the 'brute poem' of the reader. 'A good poem' (or 'bad poem') is the social construction we do here. I'm uneasy about the ontological status of 'good poetry,' as you might imagine. I declare my preference for poetry that is efficient, transparent, and as nearly 'objective' as poetry can get. I might have done some violence to the meaning of the original phrase--but, hey, English is my tongue, too. I'm allowed to bend it a bit, and I'm correspondingly indulgent of that practice by others.