Sam Hamill has a very blunt perspective on domestic violence. He also seems to think that most people who are battered when young grow up to batter others. I’m not sure if his opinions are influenced from a personal experience or another cause. I don’t think I can completely agree because I personally have known people who were battered as a child and grew up to be the nicest people. Hamill tends to repeat himself a lot throughout his writing and claims that a person who commits domestic violence will continue to which another part that I don’t completely agree on is. However, his suggestions on how to get peoples voice heard by poetry are an amazing idea. I agree with him 100% when he says that people are embarrassed by poetry and that men are taught not to show their feelings. Too many people dislike poetry for Hamill’s method to become successful. If more people could realize what good poetry could bring to anyone I think he might have a chance of getting people with problems the help they need. The fact that most men are destines to be tough is what I believe will keep this idea from affecting them. Women are different and can express themselves through poetry without fear of people judging them as harshly. Sam Hamill has a great start to something that could affect us all for the better whether it is through poetry or not. Domestic violence is a horrifying problem that many families face. If we don’t start trying to figure out better ways to reduce domestic violence, generations after ours are going to accept it more and more and think that it’s okay. Sam Hamill is very brave for standing up and putting the message out that all people are all affected by domestic violence and something needs to be done about it.
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