06-28-2011, 09:59 AM
this thread has come about because of another thread
the question isn't 'is poetry a craft to be learned' that should be a given.
the question is why do would be poets think that they're automatically good poets? that they don't need to learn anything about what poetry is. for some reason they think because they write, it's poetry. they may be lucky and create a poem a good poem even but in general their poetry will suck.
the question is, 'how do you bring a newb to the craft of poetry. is it even possible to do so. is the stock answer; this is how i want to do it real or a cover for their inadequacy.
discuss anything to do with the question, newbs in general, the great i'm not doing that poets. etc. this discussion is pretty broad.
the question isn't 'is poetry a craft to be learned' that should be a given.
the question is why do would be poets think that they're automatically good poets? that they don't need to learn anything about what poetry is. for some reason they think because they write, it's poetry. they may be lucky and create a poem a good poem even but in general their poetry will suck.
the question is, 'how do you bring a newb to the craft of poetry. is it even possible to do so. is the stock answer; this is how i want to do it real or a cover for their inadequacy.
discuss anything to do with the question, newbs in general, the great i'm not doing that poets. etc. this discussion is pretty broad.