a point arose about this is not poetry

[rayheinrich]

Though he meant it sarcastically, I'll quote Erthona here:

... When you think about it everything is like a poem, except a poem, which is a poem.

I'm not sure there's anything left to be said on the subject.

"There's nothing left that cannot be added to." -Giacomo Luigi Ciamician

Categorization is useful for scientists and, to a lesser extent, for
literary academicians. I can't see where it's that useful for writers.
Well, you might say, wouldn't that ability be a help when submitting to
publications? Ha! It's much better to have no preconceived notions here;
you read the publication and use the editor's definition.

"Constructing pigeon holes is time not spent in flying." - Felix Hoenikker

But, being as how I don't give two whiskers of a wit's ass what the
wordage's called, I graciously condescend to authors and allow them
to call it any damn thing they want. If they want to call it a strawberry
milkshake*, I'm more than happy to oblige them. (That I might proclaim
that their wretched little milkshake leaves a taste that only camel turds
could cleanse is up to me.)


*Somebody or other wrote a poem about this very thing
and posted on this site on 01-13-2012 at 05:57 PM
To peruse said contrivance click HERE.