My teen was singing the dora theme as loud as they could out the car window yesterday in traffic to cars with their windows down thinking I'd somehow get embarrassed. Best beleive I turned the volume to 100% and blasted the dora theme. I won
The idea is wonderful, but I'm not a fan of this modernized poetry that lacks any sort of structure. Free verse, if you will, just feels lacking. Any profound statement on twitter could easily be considered "poetry" by breaking the lines up awkwardly and haphazardly, without any recognizable form and be considereded "poetry" I guess. It feels uninspired and lazy, and I struggle to genuinely enjoy it. But I guess that's the point of most "modern" art - the point isn't the organization, the skill, the technique, or the stylization of the art, but merely, what does the art make you "experience" or "feel". So then why even break up the lines? The pauses feel jarring in some aspect... especially so in the second verse. It could be a single line and not deviate, in any way, from the same flow, idea, or feeling it intends to provoke.
That's wonderful. Thank you.
This is incredible, what fantastic parental art.
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A community to celebrate published and OC works of poetry.
Guidelines & Community Rules
In addition to the general rules of lemmy.world:
Published Poetry
1a: Poetry posts should include the title and the author, when the author is known.
O.C. Poetry
2a: Sharing original poetry is encouraged, but it must be preceded by the tag "[OC]."
2b: If an [OC] post is requesting feedback, it should also follow with the "[FB]" tag. It would look like the following example:
[OC] [FB] Nothing Gold Can Stay
Feedback
All feedback should be given in good faith.
3a: All [FB] requests should be met with comments constructive in nature. It is okay to dislike parts of a poem, but make sure to explain why you feel that way.
3b: Feedback does not need to be extraordinary in nature. Simply expressing how a work makes you feel is often enough.
3c: Use the honor system. When you receive good feedback, return it in kind to another author. Everyone appreciates knowing their work is being read and appreciated.
As this community develops, these guidelines may be adjusted.
Formatting Help
Work in progress
To create a line break, use two spaces at the end of a line.
To create empty space, type .
Use four of these at the beginning of a line to create a standard indent.
UPDATE:
Some methods of access do not format markdown correctly. I am currently testing various apps and web interfaces to see what does and does not retain formatting.
In the interim, it is encouraged to post text poetry as you normally would, but to include a link at the beginning or end of the post with access to a website or image that retains the formatting as intended.
Other Poetry Communities
Poetry lovers unite! In the style of the fediverse, multiple poetry communities have arisen, and will continue to rise. I will try to keep a list here of communities across instances that are worth checking out!
