Some More Poetry Observations

Introduction

This was kicked off with a poem I published this week, inspired by the work of a Facebook friend, Justine.

As you may have noticed, I often try new poetry forms, and a lot of them come from this page here

My poetry has resulted in a dozen or so nooks on Amazon, which you can check out here.

Observations

I prefer to use a defined poetic form, although I do find some of them almost impossible because of the intense rhyme scheme or the lack of syllables in the line form, like this with only four syllables per line:

Limited forms are a challenge, and I do sometimes try them.

Justine's works reference much Celtic mythology, and the one this week had names I could hardly pronounce or fit into any poetic scheme.

The poem was this:

With names like this to weave into it:

At Béal Átha Na Foraire

Justine G. Cappelli

Form and rhyme became virtually impossible for me, so I went for a freeform narrative.

Sometime potic forms are criticised for prioritising form over content, but I see it as an extra discipline, which is sometimes too difficult for me; I believe formal forms give a foundation and structure for what you are writing.

Freeform or free verse gives you a blank canvas and lets you do anything, and while content is prioritised, sometimes the physical form comes into it .

Check out this one:

This from Annie

And this from Paul Stewart

Conclusion

While I will usually choose a defined poetic form, every so often I will delve into freeform or concrete poetry.

The music is "Every Day I Write The Book" by Elvis Costello

Thank you for reading.