What is Poetry?
What poetry means and what famous poets said about it
I was browsing my Facebook home page when I saw someone ask a question, “What is Poetry?” This got me thinking and so, I decided to write about it.
Poetry can mean many things to different people. It can be the writing of words in a poetic sentence. It can be a string of heartfelt sentences. A poetic verse with a meaningful story. It is prose with a sole. A flesh of something meaty to get into. It can be a story or a feeling of something we need.
Most poems have a deep magical substance even if it’s a description of an animal or insect. The insect or animal can be a simile to something else by using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’. A story may lurk beneath the poetry even if it doesn’t directly show it.
Of course, a poem can mean something much more. For instance, a poem written about a person who is no longer living is a dedication to them. A poem written about the wind or the weather may not just be about that particular thing but perhaps, the sole of the prose isn’t revealed as clearly because you have to look for it. The sole of prose is a thing I look for and can sometimes be felt when reading a poem just like the story of a movie, tv-series, a fictional novel, dance, music, or paintings. The sole is the thing that makes the art of the poem exciting…
