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Question: Is this a worthy response to Elaine's question about learning the craft!?
Rebel I Do!

Read I did the 36 of English Basic
Learned now, I must forever retire,
for my mind befuddled, bedazzled, ‘bepuzzled’
anapestic, didactic, penta too!

With Tylenol and Advil I will assuage pain
while in ballad like form I sing my verse!.
Hark, hark, the trumpets sound- the poets do rebel!
What measure should a poem really take!?

Freedom sings a its own song- uninhibited
like birds winging free upon sky borne air!.
Structures are cages- forever seeking to chain!.
In measured meter, they seek to restrain!.

Come, let us break these chains- Dare yourselves! Free yourselves!
To explore the world of words, without bonds!.
To express in rhythms, yet to be discovered!.
To inspire with words, few but said so well!

Read I did, rebel I will, for my inner voice
speaks its own meter- however poor it may be!

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Yay! You are speaking for all of us whose inner creative poetic inclination has dominated over any rules that you might find in ancient literary studies books!. Good one! You have proved a very important point, elegantly!. =)Www@QuestionHome@Com

All true poets MUST be rebels!.
If they restrict themselves to one form of writing, say sonnets, then they are a 'sonneteer', if ryhming, they are 'ryhmers', and on!.!.!.!.
The voyage is difficult, the rewards amazing!
Journey to existentialism, to metaphysics, invent new forms!.!.!.with 26 little letters of the alphabet, we can indeed create Universes!
Atta boy!!! Give em hell, Harry!Www@QuestionHome@Com

NEEEEOOOOO! You make a virgin poetry learner brain, artist's head want to implode!. Technicalities!. *gawdess, I'm beginning to learn this high falutin poe etree stuff, eek face*

ahem, *curtsie* Thank you sir for my further edification!. I shall not presume to be of the Lady E's cerebral stature where prose and poetry are concerned!. But SheeiiiiT, I'll buy you a drink for that one!. YeeeHa!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

36 pages to read at my old age
I'm lucky if I can read just one page!.
Take out the "Just" and put in single
With Elaine P!.I like to mingle!.
Teacher she is and always will be
Down to the principal she will send me!.
Can this old dog learn a new trick!?
I better download and be very quick!.
Where is the paper, where is the ink!?
I need to pour myself a drink!.


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Dondi it was Dorothy Parker:
Fleas
Adam
Had 'em

neonman I love the way you massacred the sonnet! Kudos! For one rebelling, you've stolen the establishment's finest armament! Are we on an education kick!? I'll kick it too, but not as well as you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Captain, my Captain!!.

Onward and upward!!! Charrrge!.!.!.!.!.!

I hear trumpets and drums, I see women dancing in front of the band waving colour scarves!.!.!.

Rejoice!

PS I always thought you were a conformist!.!.!.!.cool!
PPs "With a Rebel Yell she cried more, more, more!.!.!.!.more, more, more"Www@QuestionHome@Com

Worthy of Elaine!? Worthy in my mind!. Some day I may educate myself and be worthy also!.

Iambic Monometer, worlds shortest poem in metered rhyme!. I forget who wrote it, but it goes like this
Adam
Had'em
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I finally got the darn thing to print!.!.!.!.I have to study it before I can give you a worthy response!. I'm actually worried that too much knowledge will just confuse me and bog up my already cluttered mind!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Rah! Rah! Rah! I can continue hitting and missing! for I know only the
language of my heart!.

Neonman, I have never, ever, read a 'poor' poem from you, you are #1
the ace of top ten, that I read on here!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

well done!.

but i do want to add one thing for someone who wishes to learn the craft; it should always come from the heart--anything less is a waste of time!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

very nice poem !.!. would you please check mine i would really appreciate ithttp://uk!.answers!.yahoo!.com/question/ind!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I would have to say, answering your question in strict accordance with community guidelines, not in my humble opinion!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

You mean to tell me now I learned how to construct a sonnet for nothing!?!?!?!?!? Rolling on the floor, gasping for air, and I can't find my Advil!Www@QuestionHome@Com

This is my battle cry!!!!!!!!!
LOVED IT, LOVED IT, LOVED IT!
Chaaaarge!

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LMAO! Post it on the Forum!. I'll have something to say there!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Truly a call to arms! Bravo! Dare I say it again!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Why yes, yes it is!.

Good rebuttal, almost made me change my mind about technique!. But I still believe one needs to study the craft--any craft--if they are serious about it!. Well, maybe not so much NEED to, but when serious about something don't you just want your sponge to soak up everything you can find on the subject anyway!. Those who are serious do (I know you have!. You can't say you've never studied any prosody or anything before!. Come on--be honest) I'm going to go check the forum now!.

You misspelled " a sausage" by the way!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I wouldn't know since I didn't see the question to which you refer, but clearly the conventions of poetic tradition are things you consider shackles; I do not agree with you there, but I suppose that's acceptable, to me at any rate!. I also have lost my ear for such things, but as I have been mouldering in the grave for some 116 years now I should have lost my ear, eh!? And other things I hold yet more dear!.!.!. Let me imagine Elaine's question and see what I can do:

If from the well of tropes I could select
One to explain why some form matters much
I think perhaps that I would then elect
The wondrous barque, another craft as such
And yes its sails I would not then neglect
Because sir it is they that catch the wind
Of inspiration by one's own mind mused
And on such imagery my hopes are pinned
Although I am as yet a bit confused --
What is the wind!? And from whence does it come!?
Why, it is but the sighing of your soul
That bears all, and by bearing it grows numb;
And yet the bearing is your only role
As it has always been, and it is still
And for all men will always be the same
And so we learn our craft because it will
Suffice to honor them in more than name --
And it will make us strong, and good, and wise,
Such things no man who has real love denies!.!.!.

Yes, I've definitely lost that ear!.!.!. and now that I've offended you, I'll leave!.!.!. but not your memory, not trulyWww@QuestionHome@Com

I LIKE the discipline of form in poetry, in the same way that I like trying to figure out cryptic crosswords!.!.!.it stretches my mind, makes me think and provides a great feeling of achievement!. I also like to 'whirl like a dervish' when the mood takes me !.!.!.!.that's the wonderful thing about poetry - it can be all things to all men!.!.!.!.but I think you need to have an awareness of the rules even when you aren't using them!. As I've said elsewhere - my opinion relates to us mortals!.!.!.there are poetic geniuses to whom this doesn't apply!.!.!.!.but they are in in the minority!.
I feel sad, though, when young, inexperienced poets assure each other that anything they write however poor, is acceptable because 'there are no rules in poetry'!.!.!.!.we are all governed by rules, ((that is, form and structure) in our 'real' lives, without it there can be only chaos!.
My mind too was befuddled by the 36 pages!.!.!.but, I was also fascinated!.
This is a great poem, but in saying you rebel against structure!.!.!.you used structure to express your rebellion!Www@QuestionHome@Com