05-22-2015, 02:47 PM
(05-22-2015, 02:26 PM)rayheinrich Wrote: When I write lines that have the same number of feet in common,My thoughts.
I capitalize the first letter of ever line. It doesn't make a whole
lot of sense, but anyone who expects poetry to make sense is lacking
same. (If it's good enough for Lord Byron, it's good enough for me.)
As far as anyone else's poetry is concerned: I pride myself on having
enough respect for any writer, be their product wretched or sublime,
to honor their choice.
Individual poets write individual poetry, individual crits give individual critique...what else can we expect? Capitalising every line start makes no sense whatsoever to me as I cannot see "purpose" only affectation. I cannot expect a reason from the writer as to the "why?" without feeling I am just looking for a fight so I see it, I advise against it and am slowly begining to leave it at that. I have NEVER had anyone tell me why they do it, except the feeble excuse that the computer did it, and am becoming bored with hearing myself repeat the same old dogma. Perhaps anything goes and i should be like whatever, Byron, innit.
As far as expecting poetry to make "sense" goes, I hold firm. If communicative language is not the soul of poetry then what is left?
tectak (and what is good enough for Chaucer is NOT good enough for me. Byron? Jury still out)

