“Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.”
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I dislike literary jargon and never use it. Criticism has only one function and that is to help readers read and understand literature. It is not a science, it is an aid to art.
A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings - about human feelings and frailties.
I have always made my own rules, in poetry as in life - though I have tried of late to cooperate more with my family. I do, however, believe that without order or pattern poetry is useless.
Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore feelings and emotions.
