RANT ON POETRY

A few thoughts on expressing the best with no thought at all .

RANT ON POETRY

 

The act of writing a poem is sublime

It comes from a lack of style perhaps

Or maybe just from out the mind

 

Many love the  form or lack thereof

From which we gather thought

The little id and od that bringeth blot

 

Now that made no sense you say

Whee !  You`ll have your way

Cuz poetry is transient in style

 

I quote Wikipedia

Man of the day

Aristotle's work was influential throughout the Middle East during the Islamic Golden Age,^[14] as well as in Europe during the Renaissance.^[15] Later poets and aestheticians often distinguished poetry from, and defined it in opposition to, prose, which was generally understood as writing with a proclivity to logical explication and a linear narrative structure.^[16]

John Keats.

This does not imply that poetry is illogical or lacks narration, but rather that poetry is an attempt to render the beautiful or sublime without the burden of engaging the logical or narrative thought process. English Romantic poet John Keats termed this escape from logic, "Negative Capability."^[17] This "romantic" approach views form as a key element of successful poetry because form is abstract and distinct from the underlying notional logic. This approach remained influential into the twentieth century.

Thankfully Mr. Keats has been surpassed

In thinking while others more blessed

Carry on the crusade to find it nice

To just write down your thoughts in style .

Thanks for listening for a while

----  Eagle Cruagh

Reviews

[Alice Bliss]

What fun observations about poetry! Poetry is great because the words don't have to be logical yet meaning can still be conveyed. And if the wording is obscure enough different readers could take different meanings away from it. I think the pleasing parts of poetry are the images and thoughts they inspire as well as the sound of words arranged beautifully.

[Morgan Ashire]

Infinite words, infinite thoughts, infinite possibility, infinite creation.

[jen -- JG]

Words are words- thoughts are thoughts each can stand alone put them together and poetry is born.
I agree - tis a good rant and has an eloquent truth all its own.

well done

jen-JG

[Chloe]

Seems like you really got it all down! Utterly Brilliant.

[JC]

Whether it is form or free flow, the act of writing to communicate "is and shall remain immortal(stolen from Alfred Pine". Loved the essay within the poem. Very unusual.

JC

[Peaches]

Some good points there. I agree that the interest in poetry for me is the lack of form. Your thoughts can be allowed to come to life and flow as they are. Nice poem.

[Wolfwind Words]

So true! I loved this. It tells it like it is, and should always be!
Great Job!

[Beautifully Tragic xPoe..]

Great rant about poetry, truly loved this!


Great Write