12-08-2013, 10:28 AM
(12-08-2013, 09:31 AM)Todd Wrote: Now that I've reflected more on the original question, I think the most important thing is the execution of the poem. The inspiration is less important than what actually comes of it.
I agree. Even if it (the inspiration, event, or even the idea) it is more important to the writer, the execution, and the way the idea is illustrated, is more pertinent to the quality of the poem.
Someone once told me (I can't remember who) that it's not what you say, it's how you say it.

