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.
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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.
Any of us who have exposed our poems (or as you seem to prefer, 'poems') to public scrutiny have experienced how widely disparate the readings can be, and to what extent these readings may be motivated by what the commentator needs to see,Quote:
Originally Posted by hillwalker
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.
Apropos your earlier "An excellent example of self-indulgence," perhaps "snide or sneering" weren't the right words; "patronizing" or "sarcastic" might have been better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jassy Melson
NOW, you're writing poetry!Quote:
Originally Posted by PrinceMyshkin
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.
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 :)
Speaking only for myself, I hereby vow to take the opposite position of however Hillwalker responds to your next poem.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerrybaldy
That's the spirit!
You take that back, you Son of a Brit!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerrybaldy
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.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Silas Thorne
Bear in mind that all the onlookers save one saw the emperor in his fine new clothes. The one exception was a child who saw that he was naked - but they ALL saw the emperor!
Prince, I just got my decoder ring in the mail...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdA__2tKoIU