tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702499280649723986.post8289111284358212645..comments2008-09-14T13:39:11.609-07:00Comments on Poetry: The Craft of PoetryDavid Wiseharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01438917127132239969noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702499280649723986.post-55864930456020843612007-02-02T00:18:00.000-08:002007-02-02T00:18:00.000-08:00Steadydrip:
Thanks for the comment.
While I don'...Steadydrip:<br /><br />Thanks for the comment.<br /><br />While I don't write free verse, I often enjoy reading it. The avoidance of rhyme and/or meter can certainly yield strong poems. But it requires a different kind of mastery.<br /><br />Also, I write and read more prose than poetry, so I have no problem with the avoidance of rhyme, when intentional.<br /><br />What I don't like are poems that attempt to rhyme, and execute it poorly. This also bothers me in pop songs and rap music.David Wiseharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438917127132239969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702499280649723986.post-17895356473014028032007-02-01T21:47:00.000-08:002007-02-01T21:47:00.000-08:00As a poet who works exclusively in free verse, I w...As a poet who works exclusively in free verse, I would assume that I am "one of those" that bug someone line yourself who works primarily in rhyme and meter. I just wanted to say congratulations with your work, Valentino. I admire "you people" who do work so passionately in strict form. Someday I will start being brave enough to explore other forms than my small uneducated sphere.steadydriphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04510650920544523656noreply@blogger.com