11-03-2011, 03:14 PM
both say what i wanted to say but couldn't cos i had to go out 
picking up on the 2nd point of Touchsone; some of those poets actually think they know rules when often it's delusional which for me compounds the stupidity. when giving feedback about grammar i've often seen grammar police comments and i think it sad that some mentions a grammar mistake only to be told off. on point three, if you don't have the education to know then it's okay, it's really one of the reason we're here, i for one know my grammar isn't the best. but i do sometimes leave commas out on purpose at line ends because it's a natural pause. (i also leave them out mid-sentence, which is :blush)
i do think some poets go through phases trying to find themselves or their own style (for want of better words) and in doing so fail to see they're often emulating poets they may like. i often use the ee cummings 'i' but only because i forget to cap it.
i think minimalistic grammar often causes more problems that an author/ress thinks. they ten not to use a line break instead and sometimes a sentence loses some syntax.
abu;
most definitely on the different dialects of language from within your own country, unless you know it you'll probably see mistakes, more-so if it's a foreign local dialect. but i can't see this as being to big a problem if you're prepared to get into the thing and even do a google if unsure. (or ask the poet if it's a forum) i love poetry that uses local colloquialisms.
one of my pet peeves is the use of a period not followed by a cap. i can accept no grammar, but feel if you use it. use it properly, or at least try to. of course, exceptions would be abc poems etc.
i also think with poetry, we have an extra piece of grammar that gets misused without knowledge (i misuse it often) and that's enjambment. i know it's a poetical device but it's also used as a period comma hyphen etc
it's also used t break down a line mid line to create an effect. often it's done so in ways that create bad effects. for me it's often misused by poets who think it works, they often get miffed when the fact is pointed out.
picking up on the 2nd point of Touchsone; some of those poets actually think they know rules when often it's delusional which for me compounds the stupidity. when giving feedback about grammar i've often seen grammar police comments and i think it sad that some mentions a grammar mistake only to be told off. on point three, if you don't have the education to know then it's okay, it's really one of the reason we're here, i for one know my grammar isn't the best. but i do sometimes leave commas out on purpose at line ends because it's a natural pause. (i also leave them out mid-sentence, which is :blush)
i do think some poets go through phases trying to find themselves or their own style (for want of better words) and in doing so fail to see they're often emulating poets they may like. i often use the ee cummings 'i' but only because i forget to cap it.
i think minimalistic grammar often causes more problems that an author/ress thinks. they ten not to use a line break instead and sometimes a sentence loses some syntax.
abu;
most definitely on the different dialects of language from within your own country, unless you know it you'll probably see mistakes, more-so if it's a foreign local dialect. but i can't see this as being to big a problem if you're prepared to get into the thing and even do a google if unsure. (or ask the poet if it's a forum) i love poetry that uses local colloquialisms.
one of my pet peeves is the use of a period not followed by a cap. i can accept no grammar, but feel if you use it. use it properly, or at least try to. of course, exceptions would be abc poems etc.
i also think with poetry, we have an extra piece of grammar that gets misused without knowledge (i misuse it often) and that's enjambment. i know it's a poetical device but it's also used as a period comma hyphen etc
it's also used t break down a line mid line to create an effect. often it's done so in ways that create bad effects. for me it's often misused by poets who think it works, they often get miffed when the fact is pointed out.