On Critiquing Poetry
To critique a poem is a difficult endeavor.
As every poet is unique
Every word you must dismember-
From Dante to De Sade
Each must be taken
Within it’s intended graces-
A poem, is a eulogy of the poets’ mind
Whether it be about bugs
Or the Great Divine
Each taken separately,
On it’s own terms-
Some are so surreal
A true picture never forms.
Do you love Whitman,
But despise Bukowski?
Whatever your pleasure-
Look at a piece for what it is
Individual and from inside
Take care when spitting out prejudices
Take each in stride and realize
The person from whom the words extend
Are of his own nature and his own transcend.
A. Green
Copyright © Amy Green | Year Posted 2010
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