Somewhere Safe to Sea

By Billy Dean

A poem is like a glass of wine—bad if you don't like it, and good if you do. But there are more objective ways to decide a poem is good or bad.
Bad poetry is merely a container for the poet's thoughts and feelings. The result is an awkward, annoying, enigmatic and confusing poem that makes you feel as if you are listening to a child pounding the keys on a piano or working a crossword puzzle without the clues.
Good poetry is a vehicle for your thoughts and feelings because the poet deliberately crafted the poem to take you beyond what it means to how it engages your thoughts and feelings. The result is a poem that gives you something you were seeking and the poet has found.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Billy Dean
• Release date: Mar 11, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463464144

Billy Dean

Billy Dean is a free-lance writer with degrees in English and Engineering. He has written articles for trade journals, been a newspaper columnist, performed poetry at open mic events, and had his essays, memoirs, poems, stories and how-to guides published with on-line magazines and e-book distributors.

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