On The Tree That Was Cut Down; and, Guest Room At The Old Persons' House

[billy]

In your opinion, is a poem weak if coming to it as written doesn't allow the same effect as hearing the poet read it out loud?

it's different. for instance a book that's been read as text and one turned into a film are two separate entities. and while one can argue "but they're not the same" i just watched much ado about nothing and realised the settings do make a difference.. of course it was an adaptation but the bones of the piece were solid enough. (michael keaton was excellent in it)
i think when you bring an extra dimension to something, it's often improved
but it's still different. the written word is something we can lose ourselves in; much more so than a film or play. it's apples and oranges.

i suppose i could have simply said no, but it does need quantifying