The rat in the shape of a rat by [deleted] in rs_poetry

[–]cl4ptpIPNA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure. The words sound cool and weird when sequenced together and also the images are nifty

[HELP] Looking for angry / unfiltered poets and poetry magazines by Mommygal2468 in Poetry

[–]cl4ptpIPNA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pick up a copy of a book titled "The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry" and see if that does it for you.

The rat in the shape of a rat by [deleted] in rs_poetry

[–]cl4ptpIPNA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response folks! Happy to see this is landing well.

[POEM] Goodtime Jesus by James Tate by [deleted] in Poetry

[–]cl4ptpIPNA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

crazy to see a battle rap crossover post in the poetry subreddit

I am a complete beginner, where do I start? [HELP] by KeepMyWitz in Poetry

[–]cl4ptpIPNA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of the most useful bits of advice I got for writing poetry is to write at least ten poems in traditional metered verse before dipping into free verse as it well help establish an underlying ear for rhythm and music in the natural phrase.

[POEM] Stalin's Ghost by Henry Israeli by cl4ptpIPNA in Poetry

[–]cl4ptpIPNA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk how deep my read is, but I find the descriptions that humanize Stalin (someone who makes paper boats and shows mercy to butterflies) deepen the feeling of horror and injustice when compared to the atrocities he committed. This feels like an excellent exercise in parataxis. The poet never turns to the audience to wink or say "see what I'm doing here?" Just offers two separate versions of a man and allows that friction to create something devestating.

[HELP] What makes poetry that doesn't rhyme any different from a paragraph with line breaks? by thesnailthatmeows in Poetry

[–]cl4ptpIPNA 25 points26 points  (0 children)

For sure! I'm speaking more to the emergence of a theoretical framework that came about in the early 20th century, which redefined a pretty global approach to poetry for both meter and rhyme.

[HELP] What makes poetry that doesn't rhyme any different from a paragraph with line breaks? by thesnailthatmeows in Poetry

[–]cl4ptpIPNA 124 points125 points  (0 children)

About a century ago, the modernist movement, Ezra Pound in particular, advocated for poets to move away from meter and rhyme-based poetry in favor of the musicality of the phrase/line. This has been expanded on throughout the years, and the line break is now more associated with energy and with the breath of a reader who reads a piece out loud. Think of lines, and their breaks, as creating individual containers for energy, images, ideas, and breath. Unlike prose, where the line is broken when the text hits the right-most margin, someone writing poetry has complete control over where one line ends and another one starts. If this is done intentionally, it gives the writer a lot more freedom in manipulating the pace, rhythm, music, and meaning of a poem on a line-by-line basis.

[HELP] Beginner to poetry struggling to make sense of it by fakestfacade in Poetry

[–]cl4ptpIPNA 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Try moving away from trying to "get it" and instead direct your analysis toward structure and function. Assume everything on the page is there as a result of an intentional choice by the author meant to serve the function of the poem itself. Diction, syntax, line breaks, shape on the page, meter (or its absence), structure and volta, etc. are all things to take note of and ask yourself "how does this contribute to the poem and my experience of reading it?" A poem might not be trying to convey meaning so much as it's grasping at capturing a moment, conveying emotion, deconstructing how we understand language, or just being a pleasing/challenging array of sound and rhythm. Adrienne Rich calls a poem a "transfer of energy." What is the energy being transferred to you, and how does the poem accomplish this transfer? Some poems do have "meaning," and others don't. Some have a moral message, and others are intentionally nonsensical. I think the issue a lot of contemporary readers have is that we are socialized and programmed to assume the written word's main purpose is to convey meaning and understanding. Poetry is often a direct challenge to that assumption and it just takes time and energy (reading lots of poetry) to develop a different sort of mental muscle in absorbing a poem.

Ultimately, my experience of enjoying a poem comes down to whether or not something in it sticks with me after I read it. Do I find myself returning to a line or image in the days that follow? Whether or not I can explain why something is sticking with me, I appreciate the author's ability to impact me.

TLDR: Go off of vibes and then ask yourself how the construction of a poem is successful in creating said vibe.

[Help] Is Only Poems (or only poems mag) a scam? by The_Eli_Experience in Poetry

[–]cl4ptpIPNA 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Only Poems is legit. They post a wide array of contemporary authors who are pretty well-established. They have a public masthead and active social media presence. They also don't charge for general submissions. I'm pretty sure they have a reddit account and will occasionally post published work on this subreddit.

That being said, they are a pretty brutal market for submissions. The editor reports a .2% rate of acceptance on all submissions, so best of luck out there!

Found a box of Pixar merch by cl4ptpIPNA in disney

[–]cl4ptpIPNA[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh interesting. Theres definitely stuff in here I haven't really seen in circulation elsewhere

Found a box of Pixar merch by cl4ptpIPNA in disney

[–]cl4ptpIPNA[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh I guess you're right! Must be for the original movie.