The Discipline of Poetry

I like the discipline of crafting poems.

Unlike prose where you can take time to develop a theme, poetry demands a degree of precision, concentration and restraint.

It reminds me of computer code in the 1970s, and I’m showing my age here, where there was only a small amount of memory to work with. Like 64K!

Code demanded precision and was crafted carefully.

The process of working on a poem is laborious but enjoyable.

It can be challenging to write a poem within a structure such as sonata or sestina form.

But the best thing is to try and learn as you go.

Ciao

DK