A Rejoinder Poem by Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon

To Poem ' Not A Constructive Criticism' Dr Dillip K Swain.

I fully agree with Dillipji.

Two Points
1. It is not ethical to post a comment on a poem shared on this platform (any platform in the public domain) anonymously, especially if the comment is a criticism, a negative remark or an allegation of any negative/unlawful/unethical activity. I have taken up with the Administrator of PoemHunter site on many occasions to instal software to block anonymous comments, though no action is taken by them yet.

2. It is a serious offence to raise an allegation against someone without giving clear evidence. The instance pointed out by Dillipji is recalled by me. The allegation of plagiarism was so vague and without giving the details of the original poem or work, from which it was alleged to be copied.

I notice that unscrupulous elements try to vitiate the goodwill and camaraderie among the poets on the site, albeit staying anonymous. This kind of nefarious activity need to be discouraged.

- unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon