Someone had to start the discussion in this new community, so I figured I’d give it a shot!

I discovered that I have a knack for script writing, so I usually stick to prose and focus on driving the action through my characters’ dialogue. I need to work more on describing scenes in a way that isn’t rooted in stage directions.

I can appreciate good poetry, but am generally not a fan of “free verse”. I prefer the challenge of writing something with a meter, or has a rhyme scheme. Re-writing song lyrics is a fun way to play with that, but maybe I listened to too much Weird Al growing up.

So, if you had to pick a side… poetry or prose?

  • SlamDrag@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Poetry is always what’s spoken to me, free verse in particular. Mostly what gets me going is symbolism and imagery, and using words in uncharacteristic, surprising ways.

    I have a deep love of prose as a genre and what can be done with it, but when I write poetry just comes out of me and prose is work.