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A meme found on Twitter about what could be a real issue when readers engage with our poetry:
"I" in a poem doesn't (have to) mean it's me!
~ exPRESSions ~
I believe I have yet to
I believe I have yet to encounter this (though perhaps I have merely forgotten about such an experience over time), but certainly can imagine it happening. Especially in these times, where-in portraying a voice that might be deemed unworthy to speak, so as to be poetic and present a perception, might create responses that don't get it.
Yes, quite true! Values and
Yes, quite true! Values and practice is always changing and with the advent of digital communication it may transform the way we express ourselves even more. We have as a society valued authentic voices that probably gave rise to or birthed as a result of or both to reality programs and has seeped into every imaginable social interaction that we may think of dreaming up. But doing so limits creative writing to autobiography or autobiographical types of writing. But that's just me. Thanks for commenting on this 'thread of sorts.'
here is poetry that doesn't always conform
galateus, arkayye, arqios,arquious, crypticbard, excalibard, wordweaver
Feeling this! Great meme we
Feeling this! Great meme we can relate to. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Patricia, I thought it
Thanks Patricia, I thought it was awesome too so it's been onshared here as well. Cheers, Rik.
here is poetry that doesn't always conform
galateus, arkayye, arqios,arquious, crypticbard, excalibard, wordweaver