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Custom Poetry | Poetry is Personal
Since poetry is personal, I don’t know if there is “good and bad” poetry. There’s just custom poetry. Poetry with interrupted flow (stalled rhythm, contrived expression) may be considered bad. Yet, how do we know that it is not the format which the poet intended? Perhaps the poet is using these techniques with certainty and skill. I believe that poetic “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
A poem, like any work of art, is subject to as many interpretations as there are readers. It is merely a matter of perception. The only bad poem is the one that remains unwritten. Whether the poet expresses a single thought, a myriad of metaphor, or an onslaught of symbolism, it is, as they say “all good”.
Poetry is personal, and need only be expressed. I prefer an easy rhythm and a snappy rhyme. I often border on lymeric, and I also like to list elements. Yet whatever form I choose, the important thing is that the ideas are expressed somehow, not trapped on some hamster wheel in my brain.
I enjoy trying new formats… any suggestions?
Give me a topic and a format and I’ll spin a poem for you next posting…
The Author: Jayanne
About: Jayanne Sindt began rhyming her way into solutions to problems as an adolescent and has worked through personal dramas using verse for others as well as for her self. She discovered that the verse could be used for any occasion, and gifted friends and family with many poems of celebration, condolence and affection.
She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Development and Family Relations at the University of Connecticut and continues her education through personal discovery and spiritual endeavors. She attends workshops regularly and has completed A Course In Miracles and The Artist’s Way. She has been writing poetry for 25 years and enjoys getting together with creative friends and trying different crafts.
She is now living her heart’s desire through her business Personal Verse, providing an avenue of expression to others. It is a magical experience to provide Jayanne with just a few words of information and see it transformed into verse.
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