08-20-2011, 08:53 AM
sometimes, most times really; it's a hard thing to do, we all want to be understood to a point, narrative poems often are straight forward. for me it's the use of good fresh imagery that best puts the poem forward in the context of being fresh. Leanne's point i think is very valid.
we can overload the the reader with lots of stuff that means the same thing and we the reader spends too much time trying to decipher it.
i always try to make my work understood and often fail. maybe it's the fact i overly say what i want to; the fact/truth is, i'm not sure if i do or not. i can tell when someone belabours a point etc but when does expression become too much and when is it not enough. can it be taught? if so then i want to learn or try to learn about it.
we can overload the the reader with lots of stuff that means the same thing and we the reader spends too much time trying to decipher it.
i always try to make my work understood and often fail. maybe it's the fact i overly say what i want to; the fact/truth is, i'm not sure if i do or not. i can tell when someone belabours a point etc but when does expression become too much and when is it not enough. can it be taught? if so then i want to learn or try to learn about it.