Poem

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Originally Posted by Jassy Melson

So you don't want any order or form in poetry? You prefer nothingness?

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I would prefer that everyone write their poems according to his or her understanding of what a poem is. No amount of following the rules is of itself going to produce a good or an interesting poem.

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Originally Posted by PrinceMyshkin

I would prefer that everyone write their poems according to his or her understanding of what a poem is. No amount of following the rules is of itself going to produce a good or an interesting poem.

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Isn't that what happens anyway, for better or for worse? Form is intrinsic. Rules are inherent prejudices, ready to be overcome through natural evolution.

I suppose I'm old-fashioned. I thought a poem contained at least some thought or image. Apparently, the trend in poetry is to celebrate and express nothingness. The loss is incalculable (sp.?).