Comments on: The Problem with Poetry http://www.jonathanpinnock.com/2009/11/the-problem-with-poetry/ NO SOONER THE WORD THAN THE FICTION Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:57:20 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.jonathanpinnock.com/2009/11/the-problem-with-poetry/comment-page-1/#comment-1894 admin Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:40:00 +0000 http://www.jonathanpinnock.com/?p=953#comment-1894 Absolutely. It's also true that the intersection of literary and funny is non-empty. Absolutely. It’s also true that the intersection of literary and funny is non-empty.

]]> By: stu http://www.jonathanpinnock.com/2009/11/the-problem-with-poetry/comment-page-1/#comment-1889 stu Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:46:20 +0000 http://www.jonathanpinnock.com/?p=953#comment-1889 I did. I think that some places, once they make the mistake of asking for "literary" stuff, are never going to see another funny piece again. I did. I think that some places, once they make the mistake of asking for “literary” stuff, are never going to see another funny piece again.

]]> By: admin http://www.jonathanpinnock.com/2009/11/the-problem-with-poetry/comment-page-1/#comment-1869 admin Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:37:24 +0000 http://www.jonathanpinnock.com/?p=953#comment-1869 Good point about formal poetry, stu. And it can so easily tip into doggerel if you're not careful. But don't knock silly poetry - I often get the impression that poetry editors tend to get loads of miserable ultra-serious stuff and will welcome anything with a dash of humour in it. The same applies to prose as well, of course - in fact, didn't you say as much when you accepted my piece for Gloom Cupboard? Good point about formal poetry, stu. And it can so easily tip into doggerel if you’re not careful. But don’t knock silly poetry – I often get the impression that poetry editors tend to get loads of miserable ultra-serious stuff and will welcome anything with a dash of humour in it. The same applies to prose as well, of course – in fact, didn’t you say as much when you accepted my piece for Gloom Cupboard?

]]> By: stu http://www.jonathanpinnock.com/2009/11/the-problem-with-poetry/comment-page-1/#comment-1868 stu Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:34:17 +0000 http://www.jonathanpinnock.com/?p=953#comment-1868 Free poetry is hard to do well, but so is the more formal sort, if only because, while it is easy to produce a mediocre poem following the form, it is much harder to follow it while at the same time conveying emotion and/or meaning. I mostly seem to have given up on poetry these days, except for the silly sort. Free poetry is hard to do well, but so is the more formal sort, if only because, while it is easy to produce a mediocre poem following the form, it is much harder to follow it while at the same time conveying emotion and/or meaning.

I mostly seem to have given up on poetry these days, except for the silly sort.

]]> By: admin http://www.jonathanpinnock.com/2009/11/the-problem-with-poetry/comment-page-1/#comment-1851 admin Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:56:53 +0000 http://www.jonathanpinnock.com/?p=953#comment-1851 As you say Barry, it's definitely an excellent mind exercise, even if it is quite scary at first. As you say Barry, it’s definitely an excellent mind exercise, even if it is quite scary at first.

]]> By: Barry Napier http://www.jonathanpinnock.com/2009/11/the-problem-with-poetry/comment-page-1/#comment-1848 Barry Napier Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:10:20 +0000 http://www.jonathanpinnock.com/?p=953#comment-1848 See, I think free verse poetry is the best mind-exercise there is. I avoided it for a very long time and really only gave it try when I got more comfortable with flash fiction. Congrats on the interview...can't wait to check it out. See, I think free verse poetry is the best mind-exercise there is. I avoided it for a very long time and really only gave it try when I got more comfortable with flash fiction.

Congrats on the interview…can’t wait to check it out.

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