On 4/8/05 3:58 AM, "Marcus Bales" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> What I'm pointing out
> is that if you say there is nothing in English that OUGHT to distinguish
> poetry from prose, then you can't reasonably claim to be writing poetry
> at all -- you're just writing prose.
What's this OUGHT? Not very poetical to be oughtish, I think... Besides, I
don't understand why writing prose is so demeaning compared to writing
poetry...oh my, so many beautiful prose writers in the English language, so
many who write the most grave, profound, metaphorically complex, sensual,
intelligent, sharp, moving, exciting language - and yet you seem to be
claiming it's "just" prose?
Alison Croggon
Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
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Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
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