Poetry Forum Group
What is good poetry and what is not good poetry?
Created by kc4u on Jun 17, 2009 in the Poetry Forum Group.
A Man's a Man for A' That--interpreation help
Created by herlittleway on Jan 6, 2009 in the Poetry Forum Group.- Are there people that just CANNOT understand poetry?
Created by herlittleway on Jan 4, 2009 in the Poetry Forum Group. 
Where is the line between poetry and prose?
Created by frizzyperm on Dec 19, 2008 in the Poetry Forum Group.
What has been your most successful activity for teaching a poem?
Created by cybil on Jun 1, 2008 in the Poetry Forum Group.
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I think poetry is all about putting one's thoughts in such a way that the reader gets emotionaly...
Posted by maloo on Oct 27, 2009 in the Poetry Forum Group.
If prose has "no meter" or "artful construction" why are so many words in English composed of...
Posted by mwestwood on Jul 3, 2009 in the Poetry Forum Group.
Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the most troubling poems. Scholars have even debated on the...
Posted by epollock on Jul 2, 2009 in the Poetry Forum Group.- Yes indeed, the 'gettability' of a poem is almost always a difficult and doubtful proposition....
Posted by kc4u on Jul 1, 2009 in the Poetry Forum Group. 
I believe that difference between good and bad poetry is also a matter of personal likes and...
Posted by krishna-agrawala on Jun 18, 2009 in the Poetry Forum Group.- Happy to go through all the posts made so far.......... Is 'not good' poetry 'bad' poetry? Would...
Posted by kc4u on Jun 18, 2009 in the Poetry Forum Group. 
Good poetry is musical and flows from the tongue. It sticks with you and makes you re-read...
Posted by amy-lepore on Jun 18, 2009 in the Poetry Forum Group.- From a literary perspective, good poetry achieves the poet's purpose through the effective use of...
Posted by mshurn on Jun 18, 2009 in the Poetry Forum Group. 
I love poetry that provides powerful imagery. The English Romantics were masters of figurative...
Posted by mrsmonica on Jun 17, 2009 in the Poetry Forum Group.- Good poetry is great ideas with the best words that someone remembers after reading. If it...
Posted by epollock on Jun 17, 2009 in the Poetry Forum Group. 
I like Coleridge's best words in the best order. In my experience, when a poet says something...
Posted by timbrady on Jun 17, 2009 in the Poetry Forum Group.- Prose, which is normal discourse has no meter, rhyme, or artful construction.
Posted by epollock on Jun 15, 2009 in the Poetry Forum Group. - Good poetry is made up of good ideas with the right words.
Posted by epollock on Jun 14, 2009 in the Poetry Forum Group. - Good poetry has to be an honest & authentic communication of a sensitive & sensible mind....
Posted by kc4u on Jun 14, 2009 in the Poetry Forum Group.
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