Are you all ready to discuss poetry here on this page? What is this could you explain or express?

Poetry is divinity.The enlightened one gives himself up to the cosmos and allows the cosmos to work or write through him.It is s considered a mental exercise of the highest order possible and carried out only by the greatest of sages,the rest are writing out of ego.It is a mediuim used to spread God knowledge.

For me, Poetry is raw expression. I write poetry when I cannot put my words into prose. It is the point where the language of our rational mind is subdued and wholly changed by the flowing, artistic nature of our creative mind. It is the mishmash between verse and reporting, where sensations and the feelings of the human experience are put in the truest forms we can put on paper. As the previous poster said, it is divinity in writing, so it's only fitting that the best prose is poetry, at least, in a sense. Think about it.

Poetry is: words flowing on the artist's medium with dynamic rhythm.
Poetry is: an emotional roller coaster on which the rider has a blast!
Poetry is: an artist's free expression of his or her creative genius.
Poetry is: fantastic!

ProCW

Poetry is the best possible use of language and its affective power. Poetry does not have to be about an elevated subject. Great poetry has been written about very mundane matters. Great poetry has been written by Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Agnostics and Atheists. Not every 'poem' contains poetry. Many (most?) poems are failed attempts.

Interestingly, the Oxford Book of English Verse, one of the most aclaimed anthologies in the language, merely presents 'verse' through the ages and leaves it to individual readers to find the poetry within.

It's fashionable nowadays to say that all poetry is good provided it is sincere. But that is to confuse poetry with catharsis. Sincerity is all very well, but if you are going to go public with your writing, it's well worth learning the basics, as a courtesy to the reader.

Earl S. Wynn wrote:

For me, Poetry is raw expression. I write poetry when I cannot put my words into prose. It is the point where the language of our rational mind is subdued and wholly changed by the flowing, artistic nature of our creative mind. It is the mishmash between verse and reporting, where sensations and the feelings of the human experience are put in the truest forms we can put on paper. As the previous poster said, it is divinity in writing, so it's only fitting that the best prose is poetry, at least, in a sense. Think about it.

Perfect.

ProCW wrote:

Poetry is: words flowing on the artist's medium with dynamic rhythm.
Poetry is: an emotional roller coaster on which the rider has a blast!
Poetry is: an artist's free expression of his or her creative genius.
Poetry is: fantastic!

ProCW

Poetry is: an artist's free expression of his or her creative genius.
Correct what is called poetic freedom.The poet is not bound by anything including the limitations of the language.Poetry is an expression of the beyond.

DevilPoet wrote:

Are you all ready to discuss poetry here on this page? What is this could you explain or express?

Poetry is Feelings in written (OR Oral).

guidebaba wrote:

DevilPoet wrote:

Are you all ready to discuss poetry here on this page? What is this could you explain or express?

Poetry is Feelings in written (OR Oral).

Yes poetry is feelings.It is compressed, the highest form of philosophy.What a poet takes two lines to express a writer takes pages.My Motto is
"The mystics,sages define poem or song as praise to the lord,
When I write I hope I give justice accord."

Otherwise it is noise;)

Poetry packs an emotional wallop.  It's strong and effective whether it's written or delivered orally.  It's also a tough form of art to create.  I agree with what someone else posted.  It's at its best when you open up and let spirit flow through you to create powerful poetry that moves and deepen the life of its reader.

denisewrtr37 wrote:

Poetry packs an emotional wallop.  It's strong and effective whether it's written or delivered orally.  It's also a tough form of art to create.  I agree with what someone else posted.  It's at its best when you open up and let spirit flow through you to create powerful poetry that moves and deepen the life of its reader.

I agree with you. It is tough to create. Letting the spirit flow through you is a good starting point, but the result still needs a lot of hard work refining and polishing before you really have something worth calling a poem.

denisewrtr37 wrote:

Poetry packs an emotional wallop.  It's strong and effective whether it's written or delivered orally.  It's also a tough form of art to create.  I agree with what someone else posted.  It's at its best when you open up and let spirit flow through you to create powerful poetry that moves and deepen the life of its reader.

Poetry is written by the enlightened ones to share their knowledge of the spirit and help uplift humanity.My philosophy is knowledge leads to understanding which leads to peace and then love which is the basic fabric of this universe.It is meant to give courage to others to walk the spiritual path and attain enlightenment.It is a torture to create ,is very ardous and takes long period of time, a book takes takes years of full time work.
I write in the classical poetry style of Dohas or couplets ,the style of the sages and mystics.
.A metrical lenght is given so it can be used as song ,rhyme is given as this becomes easy for the human t assimilate and memorize.

mohitmisra wrote:

denisewrtr37 wrote:

Poetry packs an emotional wallop.  It's strong and effective whether it's written or delivered orally.  It's also a tough form of art to create.  I agree with what someone else posted.  It's at its best when you open up and let spirit flow through you to create powerful poetry that moves and deepen the life of its reader.

Poetry is written by the enlightened ones to share their knowledge of the spirit and help uplift humanity.My philosophy is knowledge leads to understanding which leads to peace and then love which is the basic fabric of this universe.It is meant to give courage to others to walk the spiritual path and attain enlightenment.It is a torture to create ,is very ardous and takes long period of time, a book takes takes years of full time work.
I write in the classical poetry style of Dohas or couplets ,the style of the sages and mystics.
.A metrical lenght is given so it can be used as song ,rhyme is given as this becomes easy for the human t assimilate and memorize.

Poetry is medicine for the soul.A poets job is to try and tickle and insitigate other souls into action through his words.Good poetry will shift your vibration towards God.

It's worth mentioning that no-one can be prescriptive about poetry. Poetry can be about anything at all and can be written by people of all or no religious persuasion. What matters is that the writer learns the craft, works hard in applying it, and has a well developed sense of the affective power of language.

Poetry is Moetry.

mohitmisra wrote:

mohitmisra wrote:

denisewrtr37 wrote:

Poetry packs an emotional wallop.  It's strong and effective whether it's written or delivered orally.  It's also a tough form of art to create.  I agree with what someone else posted.  It's at its best when you open up and let spirit flow through you to create powerful poetry that moves and deepen the life of its reader.

Poetry is written by the enlightened ones to share their knowledge of the spirit and help uplift humanity.My philosophy is knowledge leads to understanding which leads to peace and then love which is the basic fabric of this universe.It is meant to give courage to others to walk the spiritual path and attain enlightenment.It is a torture to create ,is very ardous and takes long period of time, a book takes takes years of full time work.
I write in the classical poetry style of Dohas or couplets ,the style of the sages and mystics.
.A metrical lenght is given so it can be used as song ,rhyme is given as this becomes easy for the human t assimilate and memorize.

Poetry is medicine for the soul.A poets job is to try and tickle and insitigate other souls into action through his words.Good poetry will shift your vibration towards God. 

Though not spiritual Benjamin Zephania the British poet is good as he covers issues pertaining to our life.His poems have meaning or a message which is the most important thing.

mohitmisra wrote:

Though not spiritual Benjamin Zephania the British poet is good as he covers issues pertaining to our life.His poems have meaning or a message which is the most important thing.

Benjamin Zephania has shown a lot of staying power and dedication. When he came on the scene at first he was mostly for shock-value, but he's developed way beyond that.

Paraglider wrote:

mohitmisra wrote:

Though not spiritual Benjamin Zephania the British poet is good as he covers issues pertaining to our life.His poems have meaning or a message which is the most important thing.

Benjamin Zephania has shown a lot of staying power and dedication. When he came on the scene at first he was mostly for shock-value, but he's developed way beyond that.

Went to a reading of his  in Pune, he has a nice message in his poems.Gave him a copy of my book,he wrote back later and told me thank you very much and he loves the book,he read it twice, paragilder do you think  he is also silly?

Paraglider wrote:

What matters is that the writer learns the craft, works hard in applying it, and has a well developed sense of the affective power of language.

What he said. 

I think the word "poetry" has a dialect form that pertains to venting or channeling emotions, and a perhaps more accurate meaning which, as Para has pointed out a few times, involves craft.  The real poet peels away the melodrama... the province of Hallmark and Harlequin... and crafts invocative images with precise diction, meter and sense of space upon the page.

Melodrama is good when the poetry is written for the stage...

ProCW