Robust v. fragile

[Senna Jawa]

Poetic elements (ingredients, effects,...) are of two, equally important types: robust or fragile.

Robust effects survive well the passage of time and international travels. The fragile elements are easily lost.

It's easier and more common to discuss the robust issues. Thus it is also (perhaps) easier to master them (?).

The ideas behind the fragile effects can be robust.

I am in this post only signaling certain notions, to make their discussion more open. I may add specific remarks later.

Best regards,

 

[WickedEve]

Example, please. Any kind of example.

 

[The_Frank_Black]

I think a robust ingredient would be a strong description, without drowning the image with adjective and adverbs. Action and motion draw my attention when I read poetry.

I read someone else's post as some descriptions being suggestive and subjective. An adjective is subjective to each individual's POV..

For instance, "big" to me may not be "big" at all to someone else. There must be a clear way of conveying image and motion without making it totally subjective to the poem's author, yet, where would we be without the very words we are taught to avoid in creative writing class? ( rhetorical...)

Senna, I always enjoy reading your input when you care to put it in. You are a treasured resource here.

best-

Frank