More in A serious question: Why is this not a poem?
A serious question: Why is this not a poem?
| << Previous | Next >> |
That points to a devaluing of the language itself as much as anything. Really, the question that poetry exists seems inarguable, and it only falls apart in the deconstruction.
As far as the white space & word poem, that wasn't the whole poem, the title was as integral as the whitespace or the text. I think that's an important consideration.
by Anstey on Mar. 7 2008