What do you consider poetry?

Ripple555 ... Thanks for sharing your thoughts on poetry. I believe that at times I like all different styles the best. I guess it just depends what mood of poetry that I'm in at the time. I believe though that being able to feel what someone else feels through the writing is pretty cool. I think that as long as someone is his or her self while writing that all poetry has merits. But I do feel that it should come from within someone. So yes, I like honesty and realism. And if you ever read some of what I have written I truly don't believe that you find too many poets that write straight from the heart that I do. It's like I've mentioned to others before. I might not know a lot of things but I do know the way that I feel. Thanks again.

I definitely agree with you workingmoomy that poetry should come from the heart but still I will give credit to those that write different forms of poetry than that. There are many great poets out there. And I have an appreciation for all those that have the ability to create regardless of their area of expertise. It kinda would be cool to have a section on this site where we could share our own poetry. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

jleigh ... I agree with you that it should sound better when rad aloud then while in your head. But curiously, I kinda have a deeper voice with a sort of southern twist to it and when I read poetry it doesn't sound that well. And sadly that is even when I read works by Yeatts and Poe and others ... LOL LOL That is sad, but true. But I have written some poems and read them and they totally kinda stunk. But then I let others read them and they sound good. So I think that having presentation skills helps a lot in itself. And I too have noticed that at times that slam poetry does have a rhythm while I noticed that sometimes rhyming poetry sounds kinda forced. Thanks for sharing your insight.

I've written and posted a lot of poetry on the web and have received quite a bit of positive feedback. But the one thing that kinda has meant a lot to me is when people say that my heart and soul comes out through the words that I write. The ultimate compliment that I received is from a lady that had terminal cancer and she said that my poems helped her get through the day sometimes. I truly feel so blessed by having had an impact on someone's life like that. It is awesome though to be able to visualize what you are reading and to feel what others are going through. Well, then again, that would probably depend on what it is tat someone is feeling. LOL LOL Thanks for adding your thoughts.

So, do tell, what kind of old poetry book is it? I lovethe old ones as well. Blake, Poe, Shakespeare and even some accomplished Japanes and Chinese write as well. Like I admire watching an artist create a masterpiece or watching my grandpa as he whittled and carved from blocks of wood, I admire a person that can express themselves creatively. So who is your favorite poet. Of the modern day ones. I like Maya Angelo the best. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

zipdez ... I definitely agree with you as to how they both interconnect at times. I played the trumpet in the band at school and I play the guitar now. I'm not sure that I'm a musician though ... LOL LOL LOL Just kidding, my playing isn't that bad. But seriously though, I have written a poem for someone and ended up making a song out it. And it is nothing much more that I enjoy than to just get lost in my music. I'm sure you know what I men by that. So, I can relate to the highest form of expression both in music and in poetry as well.

lichee_china ... I see that we think alike. I have posted hundreds maybe even over a thousand of poems on this one site and I had a big disagreement with a few people that claimed that only those that followed traditional views regarding their poetry wrote true poetry. They believe that only those that did wrote good poetry and the rest was substandard, For which I responded, that any poetry that was written by anyone that came from the heart and soul or even their own creative mind was true poetry. That it isn't just a select few that gets to define good or bad poetry as all poetry is good to someone. What one person likes there will be ten that dislikes. That the true definition of whether poetry is good or not lies in the eyes of the ones that read it. It is the reader that decides. Thanks for your sharing your thoughts.