Ars Poetica Comments

You wrote an excellent definition of poetry: WORDS OF THE MIND, FEELINGS OF THE HEART. And it's the choice of each every time she or he writes a poem to decide which of those two sources will be primary; sometimes words prevail and the poem is rather intellectual, other times feelings well up and they fill the space of the poem wonderfully. I think it's great that you stepped back from writing either type of poem and just considered the nature of poetry itself. It shows a genuine love for, and understanding of poetry. I wrote my own ARS POETICA, It's called WHAT POETRY MEANS TO THEM. Check it out.