*sigh* Is it done yet?
Jan. 26th, 2004 10:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
novapsycheWhen is a poem a poem?
Take "What Remains". I wrote this in about five minutes, with a bit of editing during the writing process. The first line came last; when it made itself known, I placed it at the top, came up with a punnish title and said "Voila!"
But why should that be a poem? Shouldn't poems require time? Some investment? Some true expenditure on the poet's part?
This goes back to my belief that "if it's too easy, it's not poetry." And, in truth, it's easier for me to accept "What Remains" as an exercise than a real poem.
Take "What Remains". I wrote this in about five minutes, with a bit of editing during the writing process. The first line came last; when it made itself known, I placed it at the top, came up with a punnish title and said "Voila!"
But why should that be a poem? Shouldn't poems require time? Some investment? Some true expenditure on the poet's part?
This goes back to my belief that "if it's too easy, it's not poetry." And, in truth, it's easier for me to accept "What Remains" as an exercise than a real poem.
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Date: 2004-01-26 08:05 pm (UTC)But you're right, it could be an excercise.
Maybe you can come back later, expand on it, take a week to edit it (if it's really that short), and see how it turns out.
But sometimes, I know what you mean. I wrote a little thing about a candle labre, something like that, and it was three lines long and took five seconds. I would consider that more of an exercise. I was trying to craft a strong image, and then I gave it a title.
Maybe I'll come back later when I have a REAL answer, lol.