/lit/ - Literature

>>10062675
>Honestly, when it comes to poetry what's the difference between "great poetry" and just some random jackass writing down some pretentious phrases that sounds like lyrics of a pop song?
the ability of the reader

>>10062694
>It basically makes you do math if you want to write it properly.
first of all,
>counting stresses and syllables in a bar is "doing math"
did you flunk out of kindergarten?
and more improtantly,
>Great poetry follows the rules
>write it properly
there is no "properly". there're no such things as "rules". not every great poem shares blatant indicators that you can check off on the "good ass poem" checklist and go hmm yep this is a great poem, it meets all the requirements! no, meter and form are just tools that good poets used to their own devices, and some poets wrote great poems without using the same tools. that's like saying using metaphor is a prerequisite to writing great poems. it's wrong

>>9619459
here, if you're really interested in reading the Cantos, have this.

https://mega.nz/#!QAAhnAKS!5tQFZX-jzRH3inSOg-rZZkWaE-3llEabt0LPG5WOYQE