From: Hellion@yabbs
To: pixy@yabbs
Subject: re: <no title>
Date: Tue May  3 20:09:42 1994
In message re: <no title>, pixy said:
> Actually, i was taught the conventtions of how to form meter and rythm,
> but i doubt that everyone is. Yes, i would agreee that some poems now use
> free verse out of sheer laziness. I would even hesitate to consider most
> free verse poems--perhaps raw thought would be a better term. some totally
> disregard any verse when it could elevate the communication of their
> thoughts into a totally different level of experience. with free verse the
> content and diction communicate, as does the lack of verse. Many don't
> consider the poem something that acts upon many different complex levels,
> so what we get is a lot of second rate poetry. 
> But now on the other hand, look how many people butcher rythm and
> meter. too many people just think that the only way to wirte a poem is in
> the standard a,b,c,d...rhyme scheme and whatever rythm seems to fit in
> with the first line of the poem. Certainly this is not good poetry. Most
> of the poetry in unfree verse is just as childish and incomplete as the
> free verse. 
> rythm and rhyme are something that need more consideration from
> poets. And no rythm or ryme is still a type of rythm and rhyme and still
> requires the same considerations as such.
> pixy

Okay, here we go off being "professional" poets?  Tell you all what, 
I am a Computer Science Major!  Once upon a time I learned a little about
rhyme and meter, but I really didn't care much, I write what I feel!  If it
happens to rhyme, so be it, if not then it doesn't.  I guess that I just don't
have what it takes to write good poetry!  But then again when you are 
programming 10 - 20 hours a week, you really don't have too much time to 
think about if it has some rhyme or rythym!  I guess if you don't like what
I write, dont read it.  I just feel that if there are 2 or 3 people out
there that like to read it, then I will post it, if not I will just keep it
to myself *professional poetry* (spoken under breath)

-- Hellion