Poetry Forum

Hi J, You don't need to use my full title, just Mr. Poet will do. "Does the poem work or not?" This is the crux: Who the hell are you, me, Ros, Peter, Fred, Jim, whomever to judge someone elses work. If you like a poem -- fine: If you don't -- fine. I shouldn't be on this site; won't be af...

Relatively new to poetry -- not Planet Earth. I know a bloke of 74 who likes to wear a hoody: Bit dumb really, but it's amazing how many people think he's a 16 year old thug. Pigeon holes! I suppose that's why forward thinkers invented Free Jazz, Free Verse, Free Willy...Seriously, isn't conforming ...

Point taken. I suppose a villanelle by any other name is just as constraining.

I'm new to this site; relatively new to poetry. I always get confused by the various pigeonholes: What is lyrical? What is performance? What is traditional? etc. I don't think pigeonholes help anything much. I liked By Any Other Name. Do you classify it as traditional?

Edgar Allan Poet