09-10-2013, 08:38 AM
settle down everyone.
Eileen has not thrown sand in anyone's eyes, in fact i found her post enlightening. In the discussion forums we allow links specially if they're on site links
people are not ganging up on you bill. they're putting their POV across as you have yours.
from what i see of the opening post, the only white space used is the common white space created by the last line break of each verse. the thing we normally call white space in a poem has not been utilized. l'm not a learned man but i know not to defend the indefensible unless i'm talking to my dolly. that two pretty competent poets (milo and Eileen) have stated something at odds with your world view of white space along with the fact that no one else has taken up your a cudgel on your behalf should give you some idea which is the side of the fence poets should stand on.
it's okay to get something wrong...I do all the time, accept it as new knowledge and embrace it.
Eileen has not thrown sand in anyone's eyes, in fact i found her post enlightening. In the discussion forums we allow links specially if they're on site links
people are not ganging up on you bill. they're putting their POV across as you have yours.from what i see of the opening post, the only white space used is the common white space created by the last line break of each verse. the thing we normally call white space in a poem has not been utilized. l'm not a learned man but i know not to defend the indefensible unless i'm talking to my dolly. that two pretty competent poets (milo and Eileen) have stated something at odds with your world view of white space along with the fact that no one else has taken up your a cudgel on your behalf should give you some idea which is the side of the fence poets should stand on.
it's okay to get something wrong...I do all the time, accept it as new knowledge and embrace it.