Poetry Comments

The line 'dragged into prominence by half poets, the result is not poetry, ' focuses upon a purpose I believe in, the reason to write a purity of intent, a genuine attempt to unmask perspectives of reality in slices of life, varying polished smooth gritty rough because life is like that.

Hmm poetry is its best when some like you write. Awesome

pretty much sums up what poetry is. Salute

Could be titled How To Know You Are A Poet or An Intelligent Reader of Poems. She seems to have a long-ranging imagination and a never-ending paint box of words.

Quest of something! ! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

if you demand on the one hand, the raw material of poetry in all its rawness and that which is on the other hand genuine, you are interested in poetry. Lovely poem shared. Thanks poet.

the raw material of poetry in all its rawness and that which is on the other hand genuine, you are interested in poetry.............insightful expression. It is a great poem of Marianne Moore.

school-books'; all these phenomena are important. One must make a distinction however: when dragged into prominence by half poets, the result is not poetry, A beautiful and brilliant poem with an honest appraisal of poets and poetry. What we like and what we dislike...........A distinction has to be made! Great poem by Marianne Moore

Poetry is a genuine expression of what the poet sees and feels about the things he understand. Great insightful poem.

In the meantime, if you demand on the one hand, the raw material of poetry in all its rawness and that which is on the other hand genuine, you are interested in poetry. Such profound meaning it conceives！

truly brilliant write vivid imagery which into today's world of sound bites would be classed as cliche Art sometimes transends age and this is for me an evergreen poem of the best kind

Such a profound poem by Marianne Moore👍👍👍

I am mesmerized by this Classic One. Congratulations on being chosen as Classic Poem Of The Day to the descents of Marianne Moore.10 and much much more!

I hope that, if I'm not already a Literalist of the Imagination who can present Imaginary Gardens with real toads in them, that at least I'm well on my way to becoming one!

the raw material of poetry in all its rawness and that which is on the other hand genuine, you are interested in poetry. genuinely expressed. thank you for sharing this with us...

Poets and their writing nicely defined according to their real value and merits. Thanks, Marianne. we.... do not admire what.... we cannot understand: by half poets, the.... result is not poetry, nor till the poets among us can be 'literalists of.... the imagination'.... above insolence and triviality

Wow. Yes, I am interested in poetry. Thank you 42316Marianne Moore.

Very touching, indeed

I think this poem is saying realize that you will not always understand the poet or the stanzas but that there is a true sparkle behind both of them.

This poem is extremely moving to those who see poetry as a way of life; something ethereal and genuine, one of the same