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Great contemporary poems, perhaps, but not contemporary great poems. If we look at the current issue[0] of The Threepenny Review, the pathology is quite obviou
by yanmaani 5y ago
Great contemporary poems, perhaps, but not contemporary great poems.
If we look at the current issue[0] of The Threepenny Review, the pathology is quite obvious. The three "poems" in the list all share certain features:
- A variable amount of syllables per line (e.g. no metre)
- No rhymes
- No other discernible differences from prose
At that point, why even bother calling it a poem? You might as well save yourself the time by opening up the day's newspaper in a text editor, clicking randomly, and pressing enter. When you feel there's enough line breaks, you're ready to publish.
[0]: https://www.threepennyreview.com/current.html https://www.threepennyreview.com/current.html
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