POETRY IS A RECITED ART

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POETRY IS A RECITED ART

as folk talk
&recite
they naturally
 pause
after one breath..
thus gramatical symbols
 are superfluous..

tradition calls
for capitals
at beginning of lines ..
but again spoils
   the flow
as most will
unthinkingly
   hesitate
...thereat

so also ' lines'
as such
 are an irrelevance
in this open
context

.,without these things
 each person
brings a uniqueness
 to the poem..

much as
 we all do
when looking at
 a work art
 or
touching
 a tactile sculpture ..

a poem
 is
or should be
  similar

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Crystol Woods

Date: 3/31/2025 9:58:00 AM

It's nice to continue to learn about art and poetry through the eyes and minds of poets here on PS. Thank you for your insight! Xo

Karen Jones

Date: 3/26/2025 9:44:00 AM

Thanks for sharing! Is the contest closed at 34???

Oliver Mckeithan

Date: 3/19/2025 6:16:00 PM

Well said Brian. I was at a zoom poetry meeting earlier and we talked about the same poem having different meaning like visual art.