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[beccaelizabeth]

The reader reckons "the only watertight distinction between poetry and most non-poetic discourses is that poetry is set out on the page in lines, whereas prose runs right to the far edge."

*looks at my LJ*

Huh.

Apparently I write poetry.

;-)

Comments

[damalan.livejournal.com]

So it's prose if you turn on Fully Justified text, and poetry if you leave it on Left Aligned text. ;-)

As definitions go it has the merit of being simple. But as a means of commenting on written material it seems to me to be... well, lacking in something. :-)

[beccaelizabeth]

it goes on to make it more useful
but yeah
their basic point is poetry is a whole lot of things and defining it is hard

[louiex.livejournal.com]

That's certainly a new way of looking at things... but alright :D At least you're a poet and know it now!

*is cheesy, but has just woken up so its allowed :D*

[beccaelizabeth]

*bows*