What is Poetry? What is your definition of Poetry?

Rashad Marecki: “poetry,she theory,wasn't written to be analyzed; it replaced into meant to motivate without reason, to the touch without awareness” ? Nicholas Sparks, The computing device “With me poetry has no longer been a objective, yet a keenness.” ? Edgar Allan Poe “Poetry heals the injuries inflicted by way of reason.” ? Novalis “Poetry = Anger x mind's eye” ? Sherman Alexie “Poetry is the rhythmical advent of splendor in words.” ? Edgar Allan Poe

Alisia Sutphen: eyes conversearound our fireopen, my heart is bare; unzippedbut warm within youand you make the cool night air so, lighta midnight sun content will burnas that cold chasm is relievedwarmth manifests the soulin turnmanifests yourejuvenates the broken; love, bonesa body once called homepetals pass through the windand kiss our breathing lipsthey meet once moreand disperseto me, poetry is anything that draws emotion from you or has a special meaning. that being said, almost everything! on earth is poetry, but at the same time, almost nothing is. it all depends on your reality....Show more

Tomi Vauters: you are correct poetry does not really have a definition since it is many things to many people:Wordsworth defined poetry as "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings;" Emily Dickinson said, "If I read a book and it makes my body so cold no fire ever can warm me, I know that is poetry;" and Dylan Thomas defined poetry this way: "Poetry is what makes me laugh or cry or yawn, what makes my toenails twinkle, what makes me want to do this or that or nothing."A rapper is a poet because the rap is about life death and reality.A country singer may sing about stubbing a toe which is poetry too.You are a poet every time you write or talk.Some people make rules for specific genres of poetry but the real truth is that poetry is undefined because it is soo many things to so many people. Infinitesimal and undefinable....Show more

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