From: Kennita Watson (kwatson@netcom.com)
Date: Tue Nov 26 1996 - 00:03:09 MST
Mark Crosby writes,
>
>> We believe in the One Power
>> Who will make the great transform
...
And Lyle replies:
>
>Excuse me, but this is not poetry. It doesn't scan. It has no structure.
>Writing prose in short lines doesn't make it into poetry.
Personally, I believe that there _is_ such a thing as free verse; the
lines must not just be short, they must have rhythm to them.
I also find much of the poetry that has been appearing here rather
tedious, because the rhythms are often approximate at best, and the
rhymes seem forced. Too bad for me; no poet requires that I like
his/her poetry.
Can we call it a matter of taste and get on with life? Wrangling
about "proper" art reminds me of one of the things I dislike about
Ayn Rand.
Kennita
Kennita Watson | The bond that links your true family is not one of blood,
kwatson@netcom.com| but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do
| members of the same family grow up under the same roof.
| -- Richard Bach, _Illusions_
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