I always had a problem with trying to force my poetry into the strict frameworks that are often thought to be what makes poetry - poetry.
Forced rhyming and meter seemed to make my own work seem forced and unnatural.
That is not to say that I think that the work written by others that does conform to more traditional poetry formats seems forced or unnatural. It is only that for myself - invoking a reaction in my reader (an experience) is what I aspire to do.
Sometimes there are rhymes and sometimes there is some metering. If there is, then it is usually just a happy accident.
And as far as the meaning of my poetry...You are free to ask. But for the most part, the meaning that I intended is whatever happens inside of you.
Art should not dictate. It should draw out its meaning from its audience.
Hopefully, what I write will add more to your life than the time it takes to read it.
At least, that is what I want my art to do.
Forced rhyming and meter seemed to make my own work seem forced and unnatural.
That is not to say that I think that the work written by others that does conform to more traditional poetry formats seems forced or unnatural. It is only that for myself - invoking a reaction in my reader (an experience) is what I aspire to do.
Sometimes there are rhymes and sometimes there is some metering. If there is, then it is usually just a happy accident.
And as far as the meaning of my poetry...You are free to ask. But for the most part, the meaning that I intended is whatever happens inside of you.
Art should not dictate. It should draw out its meaning from its audience.
Hopefully, what I write will add more to your life than the time it takes to read it.
At least, that is what I want my art to do.
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