What poetry is

By Parson Thru

Fri, 04 Aug 2017
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And the ever-present state of things
has me thinking life and death

Somewhere, someone asks what poetry is

I dreamt about chastising my dad
for pissing on the seat

Better not to think about the cancers
eating us away

My death – your life
His life - your death

Does it matter what poetry isn’t?

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Submitted by celticman on

I'm pretty sure what prose it, but poetry has me shaking my head and thinking strange thoughts with a hint of dread. Sometimes, often, I don't know where the line is to go. And a stanza leaves me bare. Doesn't matter how much I stare. What is in my head, translates into something else instead. 

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Words flow from thy fingertips, celtic keyboardsman.

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Submitted by Tom Brown on

WowweeewwoW

Poetry should not be defined.

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

It's iteresting that the easiest way to make a decent living out of art is to define it.

Plenty of thin men around.

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Submitted by Nolan on

In poetry rhythm is more important than rhyme. Of course just my opininion &&

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Every opinion is valued here Nolan.

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Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Poetry is poetic words, sounds, ideas, shapes, structures and the spaces and line breaks in between. In my experience the hard bit is creating it. I like your poem.

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Of course one may also ask the question: What is not poetry?

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Flip-side. :)

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Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

IMO you can put anything you like into a poem. Also a lot of poets seem to think there is a law of poetic rationing ie 'one idea per poem'. There is not.

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Probably the damnedest unpindownable thing.

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