08-25-2016, 12:45 PM
I asked a relative once to rate my agreeableness on a scale of 1 to 10. He gave me a 1. I don't agree with any of these points in their entirety.
As Milo says, the goal is the poem. But I do not think that means one (particularly the new writers) should not concern themselves with their level of complexity. At the risk of making this discussion like so many others, I'm going to give my "layers" statement: blah blah blah layers blah blah blah layers blah blah blah layers. Okay, that's out of the way, I think we all get the point there. Complex / obscure words are silly if they add nothing to the art of the poem. Personally, if I see one of those fancy words in the wrong place, I assume the writer is even more pretentious than myself.
A lot of poems may seem to use more words than necessary, often able to summarized in a brief sentence or two (see Leanne's example). To justify the length of a poem, its complexity, or its choice of words, there must be an artistic reason, in my opinion. The position of words, clauses, and syllables, is very important to me. It changes the poem from a verbal expression to a visual and aural expression. Another layer! *mind-blown*
Not sure if these thoughts have come across clearly, it's late and my brain is a little burnt out. I will be watching this discussion.
As Milo says, the goal is the poem. But I do not think that means one (particularly the new writers) should not concern themselves with their level of complexity. At the risk of making this discussion like so many others, I'm going to give my "layers" statement: blah blah blah layers blah blah blah layers blah blah blah layers. Okay, that's out of the way, I think we all get the point there. Complex / obscure words are silly if they add nothing to the art of the poem. Personally, if I see one of those fancy words in the wrong place, I assume the writer is even more pretentious than myself.
A lot of poems may seem to use more words than necessary, often able to summarized in a brief sentence or two (see Leanne's example). To justify the length of a poem, its complexity, or its choice of words, there must be an artistic reason, in my opinion. The position of words, clauses, and syllables, is very important to me. It changes the poem from a verbal expression to a visual and aural expression. Another layer! *mind-blown*
Not sure if these thoughts have come across clearly, it's late and my brain is a little burnt out. I will be watching this discussion.
If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room.
"Or, if a poet writes a poem, then immediately commits suicide (as any decent poet should)..." -- Erthona
"Or, if a poet writes a poem, then immediately commits suicide (as any decent poet should)..." -- Erthona