Originally Posted by
Hayseed Huck
I weary,
Will I be succesful, some day?
Successful in convincing writers that
the best poetry is not for handing out
messages.
Poetry of the substantial kind has no
teaching or preaching function.
Prose!
Write prose if you have something to say
in a new way.
I dare to say, if a person has a 'message'
to impart to mankind, it has already been
made public-- let me see ...
I guess 124,765,666 times.
In prose. The definition of an essay is the
treating of old issues, old truths, old
themes. The charm of an essay is the manner
of treatment.
I will keep at this until tomorrow at noon,
or maybe Saturday morning around ten.
HH