I just came across this web page, and of course the last piece of info caught my eye.... on the relevancy of rhyming poetry. There is no way rhyming poetry is a relic of bygone days. I would speak in rhyme every day of my life if it was socially acceptable, And I am not exaggerating but I am smiling. Sometimes when people aren't rhyming it's almost like it's fast and loose, uncontrolled, like a kite with no tether just freaking bouncing all over the place. I feel like the rhymes keep it reeled in... keep it structured even if it's not structured... I might not be making sense but I just felt like I had to share. As I sit here finishing up the editing on a book of poetry, a chap book that I'm about to publish, I just keep telling myself there's a lot of people out there that like rhymes. And I have mastered the art. Happy New Year!
Well, I asked the question. Everyone will have their own view. However, if you look at the vast majority of successful contemporary poets today, you would be hard pushed to spot one who writes in rhyming poetry. In saying that, I get paid for writing poetry for various outlets, and some of these, especially the tourist mags, like occasional rhyming pieces. There is a difference in popularity between what people like to write themselves and what modern professional poets write. There is no right or wrong, it's whatever you personally like that matters.
I just came across this web page, and of course the last piece of info caught my eye.... on the relevancy of rhyming poetry. There is no way rhyming poetry is a relic of bygone days. I would speak in rhyme every day of my life if it was socially acceptable, And I am not exaggerating but I am smiling. Sometimes when people aren't rhyming it's almost like it's fast and loose, uncontrolled, like a kite with no tether just freaking bouncing all over the place. I feel like the rhymes keep it reeled in... keep it structured even if it's not structured... I might not be making sense but I just felt like I had to share. As I sit here finishing up the editing on a book of poetry, a chap book that I'm about to publish, I just keep telling myself there's a lot of people out there that like rhymes. And I have mastered the art. Happy New Year!
Well, I asked the question. Everyone will have their own view. However, if you look at the vast majority of successful contemporary poets today, you would be hard pushed to spot one who writes in rhyming poetry. In saying that, I get paid for writing poetry for various outlets, and some of these, especially the tourist mags, like occasional rhyming pieces. There is a difference in popularity between what people like to write themselves and what modern professional poets write. There is no right or wrong, it's whatever you personally like that matters.