02-27-2011, 04:12 AM
Your explanation "clears" some things, but that's not the point. I still see the poem in the same light, which makes me disinterested in the content. The way it ran wasn't my cup of tea. If you're not changing it a bit, it's only an outlet of sorts, and you're content with leaving a few inconsistencies, indecipherable metaphors and stumbling blocks in there, then that's fine.
If it seems like I'm trying to start trouble, I'm not.
Forgive me if I sound crass, but I'm very, very partial toward simple poetry. It's sooooo much easier to keep yourself behind a veil of complexity, because what is simple never leaves one guessing. Anyone can take something and make it more complex, but only a master can make it simple.
That said, we all have our different ideas on how poetry is to be written.
As for now, I have to go. I'd be happy to explain in greater detail later.
If it seems like I'm trying to start trouble, I'm not.
Forgive me if I sound crass, but I'm very, very partial toward simple poetry. It's sooooo much easier to keep yourself behind a veil of complexity, because what is simple never leaves one guessing. Anyone can take something and make it more complex, but only a master can make it simple.
That said, we all have our different ideas on how poetry is to be written.
As for now, I have to go. I'd be happy to explain in greater detail later.