There are many forms of poetry But the one I concern myself with Is that of freestyle poetry, unconstrained By any of the rules of sonnets Limericks or haiku. More specifically, what I wish to know Is the difference between a poem And a paragraph. Can one simply write out a paragraph, Put line breaks in interesting Spots, capitalise all the first letters Of a row And call it a poem Or does there have to be some deeper understanding Of the construction of the poem? Nothing of this sort has been taught To me in school So if anyone would be so kind As to explain the idea Behind freestyle poetry It would be greatly appreciated
Okay first off . . . sorry P but this should be a discussion, but if you are going to start doing poems then I suppose it is fine. To be honest free-style poetry is like a river. It flows on forever, and the words never stop. Don't try to deny them, just give it a shot. And if it seems, allegedly, that you are not in sync, simply rearrange your mind, and don't worry about the time. Everything will be alright, so there is no need to fight, over who can out sing who. Simply worry about you. And in the end you see my friend, you shouldn't need to change the style. Simply write as you see fit, don't worry it may take a while. ^_^ Final Note: True free-style poetry cannot be read . . . it must be heard.
This is a poem, regardless of content. While it does have a question in itself, it's still poetry. As for the subject matter of the poem, I've always wondered that myself. Free-style is certainly easier, there's no need to have a fixed form or rhyme pattern. I do think fixed forms take far more effort, as it requires a bigger vocabulary to make certain things rhyme.
The issue with fixed form, however, is the meaning can disappear in the rhyme, and you're gonna have to use "emergency rhyme" or maybe having to use yodaism, "Happy, am I" I prefer writing free flow, it's more heartfelt than others, unless you're good at rhymes (That's a matter of opinion of course).
That's exactly the matter P wants to address. And truth be told, I disagree with you. While true poetry is by no means easy to define, I do tend to deploy the following criterium: In other words, neither the content nor the form are of critical importance but the interplay of both is the key. Not that the previous quote isn't the absolute truth, on the contrary, I made it up on the spot. Nevertheless, I think it works. Try it. And if this criterium is applied in practice, it should prove that P's...paragraph isn't a poem. Were you to attempt this with other poems here in the Creativity Corner, the result would feel strained, incoherent or awkward. Not sure how to explain it but it just wouldn't work. Hope I helped you at least a little, P.
Eh, regardless, I kinda saw the meaning, very faint, but kinda. I'm glad you are writing poetry, and regardless of what people say You should keep at it. :D
