Modern Poetry: Take It or Leave It Behind
Poetic styles has evolved over the last hundred years. Why is the minds closed to the evolution? Each work that is produced is unique has an appeal that should be cherished in finding the next level of truth.
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Literature changes as time progresses onward. Looking over the period of history and examining poetry in general is very interesting. Poets have always defined the rules in describing a personal perspective to life. This doesn’t necessary mean that poetic forms are restricted to a style or format. What this means is that the mind needs to be more flexible with styles of the old and new.
While some people enjoy Robert Frost and Shakespeare, others may tend to stick with modern authors like Fleur Adcock and Elizabeth Bishop. The poetry is an undergoing change in feeling and a storyline for the readers to be drenched in. While the practice on traditional poetry is rampant in music and in the social scene, the new age style is quickly leaving the underground and moving into the mainstream with a glorious torch.
Why is modern poetry a revolution? Modern poetry deals with more free thinking than restrictive stanzas of a particular scheme or pattern of the traditional sense. Free verse poetry and art infused poetry allows the perception to be different to every reader. This doesn’t make traditional poetry bad; it’s like a fine wine and requires an acquired taste. Even though in some classical formats there is freedom to explore wordplay and dictionary strength. The real art is writing out the correct scheme and style with effort finally placed into the words and storyline itself. With the freedom of the modern style, the author creates their own template with each poem they write. This can be frustrating in a short run but the beauty is often more raw and abundant.
The art infused style of poetry that is running wild is interesting to study. The picture with a few descriptive phrases blends the world of painting with the art of words pleasantly. This form is not set in stone but is left to the individual author. I’ve seen designs done by the word themselves and it has a really cool appeal. I’ve even unintentional done designs by writing a stanza or so, they came to be a bell shaped design. The nice thing about this particular style, the unintentional effort leads to some outrageous but nice landscapes or what nots. I believe we should accept modern styles of poetry with open minds and hearts and wait to see. What is the next evolution in the world of poetic literature?
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I know what you are trying to say here, but let not get the idea that anything goes in the name of free style. I still like to think of some kind of form or sruture. Poetry should not be confused with prose where the wrting can be loose or very loose, or formal and very formal. I see young poets or poets of today writing anything donw in any way they like to and call it poetry.
I know that sometimes one wishes freedom from stern forms, but let us be not too flexible when it comes to the writing of poetry. There is a reason why prose and poetry accupy different fields.
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I expected this to be an issue. However, you made your point clear but if a free style poem goes to mainstream music and sells over a traditional poem. How is it that it cannot be considered poetry rather in the form of prose or not. I think its time to cut barrier of prose and poetry here and not limit it to structures and syllable counts.It makes little sense to limit the function and evolution of the world poetry based on old beliefs. Thanks for your honest opinion.