05-13-2014, 09:39 AM
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Billy, what I was trying to say before is that there are different philosophies and points-of-view on what makes something beautiful or meaningful. Some people (more traditional, like yourself) would say that originality and skillful use of words are what makes a poem "good" or "beautiful". But in a world with so many poets making thousands upon thousands of poems, some people might say "oh, being 'original' has lost it's meaning, and the sincerity of the poem is what makes it "good" or "beautiful". They call it "New Sincerity", and it applies to art of all forms (including poetry). Now, I'm not saying that one point of view is more right than the other. I believe that there is no "right" or "wrong" way to make a poem, as I believe that is relative to the individual.
Do you see what I'm saying? This might all sound stupid to you...
I guess someone who would like my poem would be against elitism (trying to be better than others in some way or another). They wouldn't think "Jack" is better than "Jill" because he doesn't use cliches and has studied the poems by all the famous poets. They might like my poem because it was written by someone who doesn't consider them self "more educated", "more skillful", "more knowledgeable" about poetry than them.
You get the idea. But please don't take me seriously, It's just philosophy. I couldn't help myself...
Billy, what I was trying to say before is that there are different philosophies and points-of-view on what makes something beautiful or meaningful. Some people (more traditional, like yourself) would say that originality and skillful use of words are what makes a poem "good" or "beautiful". But in a world with so many poets making thousands upon thousands of poems, some people might say "oh, being 'original' has lost it's meaning, and the sincerity of the poem is what makes it "good" or "beautiful". They call it "New Sincerity", and it applies to art of all forms (including poetry). Now, I'm not saying that one point of view is more right than the other. I believe that there is no "right" or "wrong" way to make a poem, as I believe that is relative to the individual.
Do you see what I'm saying? This might all sound stupid to you...
I guess someone who would like my poem would be against elitism (trying to be better than others in some way or another). They wouldn't think "Jack" is better than "Jill" because he doesn't use cliches and has studied the poems by all the famous poets. They might like my poem because it was written by someone who doesn't consider them self "more educated", "more skillful", "more knowledgeable" about poetry than them.
You get the idea. But please don't take me seriously, It's just philosophy. I couldn't help myself...