Who is a *real poet* ?

Question

Cinnamon posed a challenge for *real poets*, vs the faux and ersatz ones... can you help with the definition of a *real poet*, please...

now she asked me to write something sweet for her

Stevia, clover honey
saccharin, sweetest for the money
cyclamates, taste bud mates
sugar, old, but still wins
Aspartame-Nutrasweet twins,
Sucralose, new kid on the block
Splenda has the market lock
sucrose and fructose
Galactose
glucose
lactose from milk
and all of similar ilk,
most never dreamt of by the bees...
maple syrup from trees
but what is really sweet ?

Stoogito feo is my friend, his rhyming skills are the result of a severe cranial diarrhea which he is unable to control... but I do respect his work, such as it is...
he, milady Foot, is a capucin monkey cranking his organ... little red vest, pillbox hat, beady darting eyes, pencil thin hind legs, prehensile tail... a real poet...

Aye, captain TD Ahab, but then, who is not a *real poet* (I know I am NOT one), I mean mainstream ones who are not real and why ?

and, most importantly, what makes real poets, real ?

Answer 1

Rudyard Kipling. He wrote of the human condition and the human spirit, a poem a day, five days a week, popular enough to sell newspapers, (Which is what he wrote them for,)

Deep and glib enough to be endlessly quotable and scary enough to the Establishment that only the abysmal "If" and the sacharine "Gunga Din." are ever taught in schools in hopes that kids will shy away from the Good Stuff.

Powerful enough to inspire generations of writers and looked down on by critics because he made his meanings accessable to all levels of society and rhymed it all.

Read "Tomlinson," The Red War Boat," Norman and Saxon," "Birds of Prey March," and "A Breach of Promise" and you'll find a standard to live up to.

The late baroness von green puffy? Damn Yahoo! They banned another one of my fans!

Answer 2

Sounds like the perfect recipe for Cinnamon's buns. There are no real poets.

There are those,
dedicated to the study and classification of prose
into boxes to filed away and studied, named and dissected
To be understood and taught and collected
But a true poet may write only one verse in three score years and ten
And with those few ideas change the destiny of men

Answer 3

Well, as a result of that poem I have to go in for extensive dental surgey--they say they will be plaining the gums...maybe a more balanced poem next time with fiber (scratch that I'm concerned where that would take us).

I think she probably was trying to distinguish modern poetry from traditional forms--and used an unfortunate shorthand in her question.

Now to your question, I thought everyone knew that poets are made up of matchsticks, moonshine, and badger pelts waiting for the day that the blue fairy will make them real boys and girls.

Answer 4

Reel poets like Jimmy Houston, Chuck Risko, Dan McGuire?

Answer 5

A real poet is one who can write rhymes even in telling a short story. He uses words with impact that leaves appeal to senses after reading, like dancing with the words.

Answer 6

The late Baroness von green putty was good and my fwriend mole rat int bad either albeit it a bit disturbed. Forget the rest they are either too soppy or they pinch all the good ideas from me, Moley. I am currently working on a mind blower now.
You are OK though.
Have you met my fwriend Star nose before? ever so sensitive yer know.
Regards Love Moley

Answer 7

Thank-you for the sweet poem. It made me laugh right out loud.

I love it and I adore you.

I'm sorry that I said "real poets" I didn't mean to hurt your feelings or anything.

Answer 8

Thank you Sir DFA, for that vivid introduction
Everywhere I go I cause a distraction
Is it my pencil thin black spandex clad legs
Is it my obnoxious reflecting vest?
I really don't mind this inquisition
I sprouted from mutated neuron fission
my goal for today is to control the whole Y!World
but i can't seem to get out of my bunker hole...

Answer 9

The very modern poet UltraStooge is one I would highly recommend. He might not be what you would label a "real poet" (wtf is that anyways?) but his rhyming skills are excellent! Are you familiar with his work?

Answer 10

a dane