Posted by jeannie on July 04, 2002 at 13:47:42:
In Reply to: Re: misc. poetry posted by Bob - the Alien on July 03, 2002 at 19:58:22:
: : I like poetry with form...specifically rhyme and meter. To me free verse has to be really really good for me to get into it. I sometimes feel that the new chik is to forget the structure in poetry...at least in amature circles. Frankly unstructured poetry is nothing more than stilted prose...at least that's my opinion (and Robert Frost's more or less)
: May be a silly question, but what is wrong with stilted prose?
: I can accept that it does not fit the label of poetry, but if it still a valid creative expression of an individual, I still have an appreciaton for it.
: Of course, I also have an appreciation for total nonsensical prose which I proceed to call poetry, so I am prepared for everyone to totally reject my opinions in this arena. :)
: With Love,
: Bob
bob: bert and i are totally out of our league with you guys when it comes to poetry...to be totally honest i'm not even quite sure what stilted prose is, but i'm gonna try to brush up. thanks for the challenge. oh, and by the way, did you like the, uh hmmm... "poem"???