richa23 Dec 2004

It is obvious where we get the idea you believe poetry to be magical. You seem to believe that poems that fail to embrace the rules of logic can actually be good poems. As for this poem, you fail to communicate any insight on the subject. Where in the poem does it talk about imagination and poetic ability.

I would add that the most important thing in translating an idea into a poem is that you understand the idea. Take for instance 'A dedication to the Golden Bird~' by Bhaskaryya. The poet who is a negro has clearly been told that having negroes in white society is good. However he has no idea why, so he clumsily throws in words like ethnicity and diversity hence being unable to make any insight whatsoever. Why do you think professors are better at explaining theories to students than other students who merely understand the basics. To understand is to be able to transform and hence better communicate an idea.