06-03-2011, 11:47 AM
i agree, although there's bound to be exceptions, that the best poetry speaks of universal truths.
the thing is for it to have clout, bang, power etc, it has to do so in an original way and therein lay the booga.
because most of us are built the same, have similar experiences, we all tend to express them in a similar language with the same word structures, the art of using the new simile and metaphor is one of the most basics in poetry for me, with them originality comes alive. of course the metaphor can be so far out there as be hallucinogenicially written hehe, but for me those two thing along with enjambment are so needed for good poetry in general.
the thing is for it to have clout, bang, power etc, it has to do so in an original way and therein lay the booga.
because most of us are built the same, have similar experiences, we all tend to express them in a similar language with the same word structures, the art of using the new simile and metaphor is one of the most basics in poetry for me, with them originality comes alive. of course the metaphor can be so far out there as be hallucinogenicially written hehe, but for me those two thing along with enjambment are so needed for good poetry in general.