Up And Down. [circle Poem #2] Poem by Mary X

I have only come across a few circle poem that left me unimpressed, they seemed so unmade-up, too spontanious. I find that it could be seen as a cop-out to let the reader decided the manner in which the poems are read. It originates with this whole Zen-chance thing. The composer, John Cage, did a similar thing with his music. I think that bringing the reader into the poem and allowing them to take something away from you undermines the writer as well as the creation. I draw the line at the audience deciding what a particular piece means to them. This has that singular emotional impact that all art should attain. Introducing the participation of the audience - bringing them into the creation process -does away with the artist as creator and is questionable whether it is actually art, because it devoids that emotional impact. To be honest, Mary, I thing these work as damnfine poems.