about rhyme.

[rowens]

I think some people find that rhyme comes too naturally, and they mistakenly think that that means it's too easy, and trite. Some people can rhyme all day, it feels easy. But in that case, rhyming is easy, but poetry has more to it. And if you are somewhat of an intellectual, reading and listening to many Twentieth century writers moulds your thinking to their authority regarding the "oldness" of rhyming poetry. In some sense it's an attitude of rebellion; in some sense it's a feeling of being above those that only know about rhyming poetry; though I don't think people are as generally ignorant of un-rhyming poetry as many young people think. And you cut yourself short if you deny yourself rhyme for those impersonal, second-hand reasons. I have personal reasons for having issues with rhyme, but those don't stop me from using rhyme to have it out with my personal issues and to write for others.

I get annoyed by the post-structural emphasis of the 'text' over the Author. And I play around with that, by taking the words and signs and symbols as literal, living realities. And so I don't have so much a problem with rhyming, as with forcing what's not necessary. And there are times that I find rhyme very necessary.