04-01-2017, 04:40 AM
The subject matter is not nearly so problematic as the way a poem is written. Ezra Pound used to thump the table saying poetry must be new, new, new -- with every generation, new.
Most of the big topics are timeless, but there's always a fresh angle, unexpected comparisons to make it come alive again. It's really HOW you write about things that's key.
I've never found a way to know mid-composition that something's shite. I think it's good to let poems rest for a spell before choosing to post. I often see my work differently in a week/month.
Most of the big topics are timeless, but there's always a fresh angle, unexpected comparisons to make it come alive again. It's really HOW you write about things that's key.
I've never found a way to know mid-composition that something's shite. I think it's good to let poems rest for a spell before choosing to post. I often see my work differently in a week/month.