#26

I guess we can imagine that my critical this week is going to be about prose poems. There are on going arguments about whether prose poetry is poetry or prose, or a separate genre altogether. Most critics argue that prose poetry belongs in the genre of poetry because of its heightened attention to language and prominent use of metaphor.Other critics argue that prose poetry falls into the genre of prose because prose poetry relies on prose's association with narrative and on the expectation of an objective presentation of truth. I believe that most of the poem in our packet from this week should in fact be made into a short story. Why do I say this? because you essential elements. The exposition, rising action, climax, and falling action all work into one. Lets reflect back on the first day of class. We discussed the definition of poetry. Some might have expand on the basic idea but for the most part we think of poetry as a collections of thoughts/emotions. A prose poem is not a collection of thoughts/emotions. In a way its a story about you thought and emotions.