No, no, don't "shut up," Debbie! This is an excellent post, and I for
one am looking forward to checking out the links you've so kindly
provided. Thanks--Candice
At 12:49 AM 1/29/01 -0500, you wrote:
> Ok, other than one post, I have been a lurker on this list, haven't
>even sent in a bio/poem........but this whole poessay thing is just
>bothering the heck out of me. I have read the poessays submitted to
>this list, and they just leave me cold. I read them silently and I read
>them aloud. Still, I am left cold, as well as left in the dark as to
>whether or not this is a legit poetic form.
>
> To answer my question about poessays being a legit poetic form,
>I turned to the net where I did a search using the word *poessay*
>and the most returns I received were nine. What I found were a few
>more poessays, vastly different from the ones posted on this list,
>and the bios of a play done in poessay form (best I can describe
>it.). Below are the best of the lot:
>
>http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/8277/poessay.htm
>(has several poessays)
>http://temas.heinle.com/authors.html
>(tells about the authors of a poessay)
>http://home.earthlink.net/~writersgetaway/poets3.html
>(another example of a poessay)
>http://www.realm-of-shade.com/theabyss/iss11/p3.htm
>(a poessay)
>
> The one piece of information I gleaned from the websites I
>visited, was that (and correct me if I am wrong) is, that poessays
>are avant garde in that they are experimental, unconventional, and
>so on. Poessays certainly fit that definition. The first one in this post,
>_No Spice Please_ in my opinion is more of a personal opinion than
>an essay. The second, _Success_ I also can't find anything in it that
>smacks of an essay, and the title should be _Lucky Break_. The
>third, I just don't get.
>
> In going to the webpages with other poessays, the one
>difference I noticed right off the bat was the form used. There were
>way more words. The one I found that fits the definition of an essay
>in poem form was the second one on this page:
>http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/8277/poessay.htm
> This one didn't leave me cold, and the form was pleasing to my
>eyes and I actually felt something for the subjects of the poessay.
>I then went to
>http://home.earthlink.net/~writersgetaway/poets3.html
>and read the first offering on the page, and I was left feeling like I
>had read a question and answer session, though I did like the last
>paragraph. The third website
>http://www.realm-of-shade.com/theabyss/iss11/p3.htm
>well, judge for yourself. I personally felt the writer was writing to see
>himself writing. I gleaned nothing from it.
>
> In the end, my opinion, which is only important to me, is that
>poessays have a long way to go before they can be considered a
>legit poetic form or at the very least, print worthy. I have no desire to
>even attempt to write one, nor would I want to read a bunch of them
>or pay to read them. There are so many other forms of poetry out
>there that need attention, why attempt to flatten the wheel? Poetry is
>hard enough to sell these days without causing our readers to
>scratch their heads over this form.
>I will now shut up
>Debra L. Brown
>USA
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