The Literary Brothel vs. The Poetry Brothel

You will never see me write these words again, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't read them and do exactly what they say: Check out this article from The Star:

Ode to a whore at a smart literary brothel

Don't worry, it's work safe.

Ah, it is actually a "Poetry Brothel" in New York City; only the title calls it a "literary brothel," so it looks like we won't have to issue our usual (as in, never issued) "Cease and Desist" order.

Yet the poorly written article unintentionally raises some interesting questions:

1. If the Poetry Brothel is a "smart" literary brothel, what is a "dumb" literary brothel?

2. How are these "students" recruited? At the end of a lecture does "The Professor" casually drop the line, "Oh yeah, and if you're a good looking girl and want to paid to read poetry while partially naked, see me after class. Free verse also allowed."

3. Who is this professor and are there similar professors on the West Coast?

4. Where is the conservative outrage? "College Kids Use Education To Work At Brothels." Oh the outrage, oh the disgrace. Oh yeah, it'll have to wait until after conservatives tire of patronizing the place.

5. Why have we not been invited to do an expose "The Literary Brothel ON a Literary Brothel?" We've got correspondents in New York. Hit us up, Zipper Room Poetry Brothel.

Seriously.

-KV