What makes a poem rise above the ordinary?Award-winning poets weigh in
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March 31, 2006 | Poetry is often viewed by writers as the most difficult genre. Part of the reason rests on the challenge to craft a work composed in lines rather than paragraphs. With poetry, it is much easier to hear words that collide like bumper cars, or phrases that miss the mark, leaving a reader wondering exactly what is supposed to be happening--or worse, bored. |
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