What Is Poetry? Poem by Max Reif
What Is Poetry?
Try looking at it this way:
Poetry's in Existence
Like water in the ocean!
Today's CHRONICLE's a poem.
So is a fire engine going by,
A good cup of coffee,
A burned-out streetlight,
The supermarket checker's greeting,
An aquarium full of fish,
An old person facing the wall, alone.
Ah, but is anyone really qualified
To transcribe all these poems?
Where is the scribe
Who has dissolved himself
Entirely into his ink?
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/25/2024 10:19:22 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Exactly, Max, although a bad cup of coffee may be a better poem than a good one at times. When I see the arrogance of some people who think they can judge poetry....... They shouild all read Wilhelm Busch. In the end, poetry is (also) written for others. If many others like your poetry you are a good poet. Period. Arbitrary standards notwithstanding. Best, H