Oh I don't know I would have said:
''to a blank paper a sheet
poetry must read ''
just to emphasise poetry as the plot.
Oh I don't know I would have said:
''to a blank paper a sheet
poetry must read ''
just to emphasise poetry as the plot.
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
"You must be the change you want to see in the world." Gandhi
Agreed, Prince. My snarkiness was not aimed at your poem (quotes removed) but at the pretentiousness of those who claim to see what is not there.
On one level the poet is playing with the reader here - on another he is maybe exploring the act of committing thoughts to paper. But to have someone gush in such sycophantic fashion makes one wonder whether the same response would apply had this poem been posted by a newbie.
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Although I was bothered by your use of ironic quotes in discussing my post, it was not that that I was objectin to but one that preceded it.
Sorry, Jerry
You have a thin skin, Prince. My post was neither snide nor sneering. I gave a one-sentence critique of your "poem." You should welcome one-sentence criticisms, since your poem was not even a complete sentence.
Dostoevsky gives me more than any scientist.
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. - Albert Einstein
NOW, you're writing poetry!
blank sheet
invisible ink
it's there
taunting
refusing to
emerge
Your first post, "Poem", only told me that the poet had a major writer's block going on that left me (and him) completely void of inspiration, enjoyment, and reason to think. This 6-line poem here still says "writer's block" to me but at least it's got some creative thinking behind it instead of a cop-out (just my green opinion as i'm new here). I like minimalism but not when it offers a completely blank canvas...and that's been done before. I do applaud your boundless faith in the reader to fill in the blanks and come up with your thoughts for this "poem" on their own.
Last edited by Melanie; 06-03-2013 at 03:13 PM.
Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink the wild air ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
You may be a "newbie." and I disagree with a couple of things you wrote, but at least you have opinions that are the product of thought rather than favuritism or animos. Welcome to the site.
I disagree with the implication that there is one 24 carat definition of what "poetry" is. What you or anyone means who rules on whether a thing is a poem or not is This is not the sort of poetry I like.
And I wasn't knowingly experiencing "writer's block" when I wrote that. Rather, I had the delicious feeling that it was there but had not chosen to reveal itself yet
Blimey very nearly a Prince/Hill spat and just as I take my seat ringside you both come over all gentlemanly and shake hands. GODDAMMIT
For those who believe,
no explanation is necessary.
For those who do not,
none will suffice.
That's the spirit!
For those who believe,
no explanation is necessary.
For those who do not,
none will suffice.
My personal reaction to this is that I don't consider it to be a poem at all. This one just seems to me like pointless word-play, less interesting than writing P.T.O. on each side of a piece of paper. But some people wax effusively over it. Well, if they like it, good for them. Some people like 'blank' verse.
Prince, I just got my decoder ring in the mail...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdA__2tKoIU