Poetry or Prose?

[Whispersecret]

Many of us here in this forum write both poetry and prose. Which do you consider your strength? Do you consider yourself mainly a poet who dabbles in fiction writing or vice versa? Or do you think you're equally skilled in both mediums? Just curious.

 

[tigerjen]

Seems to be equal footing for me....

Seems to be equal footing for me in terms of writing poetry
and stories........stories seemed to be my strength back in
my college days (when I originally wrote my "white room"
and my "trilogy"), but since I got into erotic poetry one
year ago, that seems to be a bit more my strength...I only
say I'm on equal footing with both poetry and prose because
while I enjoy writing both, its been much easier for me to
spout out the poetry than stories as of recent.....

tigerjen

 

[daughter]

strenghts

WS--

I am more vested in my poetry writing though my first love was prose. I am more comfortable writing non-fiction. I enjoy creative writing and in terms of fiction, erotica would be my weakest area.

Peace,

daughter

 

[KillerMuffin]

Definately prose. My poetry reeks.

 

[JUDO]

Subtle

I love humor, subtlety and passion (not necessarily in that order). Prose? Poetry? ??? As everyone knows who's read my stuff, I'm a hack (and proud of it) who's trying to hack her way to a better patch of sunshine.

 

[smithpeter]

divided

I feel both is as it should be.
It would not be prose if it not be, and not poetry if many commas be spiced and lines not deleted leaving orphan ideas to drift.

 

[UnmaskedPoet]

Prose is a rose

I don't know squat about poetry, but I'm here to dabble. I write prose.

The new UP

 

[HomerPindar]

For me, prose. I've only been writing poetry for a few months.

But, I am amazed at the number of self deprecating comments I've seen...

...and here I thought I was the only one who sucked.

HomerPindar

 

[peterpan]

Feel silly asking this, but what is poetry and what is prose?

When ever I read something that ryhmes, it sounds sort of like a lymeric.

(I have a horrible suspicion i misspelt both those words )

 

[MadKing]

poetry or prose

Poetry for me. Words just spill in torrents of fragments that best fit in the loose boundaries of poetry. Guess I'm too undisciplined/focused to write many stories. I'm envious of those who can hold together a tight focus and vision of a story. I'll have a short burst but it's so difficult to maintain it keep cohesive thought pouring into a tight story. Hope this makes some sense; y'all take care.

 

[smithpeter]

peterpan

This is no limerick,
Only line rearrangement.
~~
From your "Q&A"

I tried to bite her.
Her lips hovered
just out of reach.

I spat.

She dodged easily
and the spittle arced back,
slowly in the weak gravity.
She did not let it hit me.

She caught it in her own hand,
then licked the hand dry.

Why? why didn't she
let it fall on me?
~~

Webster says that prose is:
"A literary medium distinguished from poetry especially by its greater
irregularity and variety of rhythm and its closer correspondence to the
patterns of everyday speech."

 

[WickedEve]

I like the poem, sp. At first I didn't realize those words came from peterpan's story.

WE

 

[smithpeter]

who? Wicked Eve? That name is familiar

let me see
it was a while ago
when some felt all was well
so safe, secure
minds and minds
poets and prosets
mingled, mastered

May I be among the first to welcome you,
back,
among
the curious

 

[WickedEve]

smithpeter

At the moment, I'm just visiting. But thank you for the welcome.

Wicked Eve

 

[peterpan]

This is no limerick,
Only line rearrangement.
~~
From your "Q&A"

That is a little scary
I think I like prose then. Irregularity can be jarring but it can add to the effect if done propery I think. For example, in that Alanis Morrisette song where the music suddenly stops, (followed by: "did you think about your bills, your ex, your deadline, or did you long for the next distraction..")It is like when wile cyote runs off the cliff and his feet are thrashing in midair for a moment not realising the ground has been pulled out from under him like a rug.

..or that line from the pinkfloyd song that just keeps going. (roughly) "Have you ever wondered why you had to run for shelter from the promise of a brave new world unfurled beneath a clear blue sky,"---- that is sort of like putting your foot down on a banana peel. anyway, cool effects. (and I am really proud of those analogies)

 

[Fairytat]

Whispersecret: How can you ask writers to critique their own abilities? You will never get a true indication of their talent as we all think we suck hehe. However, I can honestly say that I am terrible at poetry as I find myself constrained by it, even free verse. I much prefer prose to express myself. Im passingly fair at erotica and fiction but am much better at essay writing or non-fiction.



Peterpan: Poetry comes in many forms, not just rhyming. In fact, contemporary American poets seem to be using free verse (poetry that is written without proper rules about form, rhyme, rhythm, meter, etc). Prose is the ordinary language people use when writing. On the other hand, not to confuse you farther, there is such a thing as "prose poetry."

 

[Whispersecret]

I must be incredibly arrogant, then. I am not a great poet. I'm not even a good poet, but I don't suck.

I am pretty darn good at prose, though. The editors of the world just have yet to recognize that.

 

[Fairytat]

I must be incredibly arrogant, then. I am not a great poet. I'm not even a good poet, but I don't suck.

Arrogant, no.

I am pretty darn good at prose, though. The editors of the world just have yet to recognize that

Confident, yes

 

[daughter]

Prose is ordinary

Peterpan--

Literature is broadly categorized into two major divisions: Prose and poetry.

Prose includes fiction and non-fiction. Standard features of prose includes adherence to standard construction, mechanics and syntax usage. That would mean writing in complete sentences and using paragraphs. There are other specific parameters depending on genre.

Poetry is creative writing with more than 400 hundred forms including free verse. A form provides a template for the kind of poem being written. Meter is one element that does not exist in prose. Poetry has rhythm, pattern or beat. Meter is one way to create this effect.

Peace,

daughter

 

[MadKing]

poetry and prose, words from the mind

words of moment
blend to a thought
to catch a feeling
never before caught
whether it rhymes
or dances to another beat
the rain of words
pour through
the mind
occasionally captured
sometimes mine....

Prose is definitely more difficult to me; I'm too undisciplined or maybe the sporadic bursts of my insanity are better suited to bursts of words that seem to be my poetry.... Y'all take care.

 

[CelestialBody]

 

[MadKing]

our nature

That's what makes it so fun and also so frustrating sometimes. We all have different natures and talents and it's fun to create in ways that suits or complements our talents. Yet we also have a tendency to admire those who have talent in areas where we don't; then it gets humbling, for example, when I see how totally incompetent I can be at certain things. Guess it's just part of life....