Poetry Foundation
I submitted
my entries
to you
6 months
ago
No
comment
No acknowledgement
given
for theÂ
ink
thatÂ
was
the
representation
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excruciating
mental
labor
from
the
heart
of
a
poet.....
Email
found
today
in
my
spam
folder
Stated:
"Thanks
but
no
thanks!"
Poetry
is
always
subjective
with
the
geniuses
usually
sharing
a
common
political
agenda
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I
am
no
Maya Angelou
norÂ
a
William Carlos William Jr,
neither
toÂ
whom
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much
stock
inÂ
Sexton and Plath
I could neverÂ
relate to
they
were a little tooÂ
obsessed with
sex
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the reason
they
ended
the misery
thatÂ
tormented
their
soul...........
I guess
I amÂ
more
like
theÂ
Lizard King
And like
the great
American Poet
my
response
toÂ
the
distinguished
Poetry Foundation
is
Expressing'
my Literary
Middle Finger
inÂ
defiance...................
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Can't say as I blame you any there, Greg.
What about Poe? Can you relate to Poe?
Or Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, or perhaps Lewis Carroll?
Oh, wait. They were rhyming poets, weren't they?
Well you see, that's what the Poetry Foundation prefers—rhymed poetry.
Right or wrong, that's just the way it is.
You gotta love those Jabberwocky poems, heh-heh...
~Dean Kuch ♫♪♫♪
Dean I use to only write rhymes but now I believe that rhymes are very elementary. I think it restricts thought. Jim M changed my life years ago and helped me evolve. Â Poe is one of my favorites though
I feel it's just the opposite, Greg.
Rhyming takes lots of skill—knowledge of meter, elision, punctuation and alliteration—to be properly done. It restricts your creativity only if you allow it to.
Anyone can string together a bunch of eloquent words and make them sound good.
Don't get me wrong—there's nothing wrong with free verse, contemporary or otherwise. But no way does it require as much skill than writing rhymed poetry does.
~Dean
I absolutely disagree with you my brother LOL! For me it does not really take any skill to write Rhyme. Writing prose in itself does not take a lot of skill. However creating a canvass with words does. Reaching the heart of the reader takes a lot of talent. Â
Hey GREG!!..... I'm sorry about your encounter with the Poetry Foundation..... I'm a member there and get their daily news....... they are a VERY important organization for poets and really do a lot of great stuff for the world of poetry......I can relate to your write my friend...... but like all writers..... rejection letters are motivation..... just pats on the back to remind you that you are one step closer to achieving your goal......I have friends who cover their refrigerators with their rejection letters...... it's an accomplishment...... keep writing and submitting brother....... your day will come!!!......I am your cyber-friend and admirer!!......T xo ??✴❤❤✴?
Thank u bro