08-25-2016, 04:42 AM
A poetry collection is a collection of poems. Any structure is solely contingent upon the wishes of the organizer.
Poetry is not known for for well defined boundaries, however as in other areas collection is a very broadly defined term basically meaning "a group of". One can get more specific, such as "A Book of Light Verse", "An Anthology" or "The Collected Works of Dodadic Poetic Forms" (not a real thing, don't try and look it up). Usually if it is a collection of poems a title will describe a commonality held by the poems in the collection, just as a book will. Some titles may opt for a less literal title, such as, "Restless Rumi" (also not real). You get the idea though, a collection is what you want it to be, the title defines what is supposedly in the collection. A collection of poems is no different than any other collection.
Best,
dale
Poetry is not known for for well defined boundaries, however as in other areas collection is a very broadly defined term basically meaning "a group of". One can get more specific, such as "A Book of Light Verse", "An Anthology" or "The Collected Works of Dodadic Poetic Forms" (not a real thing, don't try and look it up). Usually if it is a collection of poems a title will describe a commonality held by the poems in the collection, just as a book will. Some titles may opt for a less literal title, such as, "Restless Rumi" (also not real). You get the idea though, a collection is what you want it to be, the title defines what is supposedly in the collection. A collection of poems is no different than any other collection.
Best,
dale
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.