Poetic Freedom Poem by Kesav Venkat Easwaran

Poetic Freedom

Rating: 4.4


Poets take up a theme
Or a subject to their liking
Combine words that come to them
The way their thoughts unwind
Compile them into poems
No matter who likes what,
Or whatnot
It is on their domain,
On their range they work
They decide the limits
Fix a value there own

Critics take them up
They are free to place them
On a setting mount,
Analyze the words
Thread by thread
And tell the world
This much is more
This much less,
Worth is a theme
Or it sounds worthless;
They have a stamp
Of their own to seal

The poets and the critics-
Both have their accessories
The poets have their productive pen
And the critics- their spotting specs

26th Feb 2020

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: criticism,freedom,poet,poetic expression
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
The poem is about poetic freedom
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Dillip K Swain 26 February 2020

An excellent poem! I sincerely appreciate your stance but here that does not happen! I like constructive criticism that helps a poet to grow but destructive comments demoralize a poet where he may be tempted to provide justice to his natural and gifted skills of creativity! Top score!

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Kesav Easwaran 26 February 2020

Poets and critics. They change positions. Both have their valuable roles in literature. Demoralization is one thing creative criticism another. Thanks for your nice observation Dillip. Liked

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Captain Cur 26 February 2020

An excellent poem about creativity and criticism. Criticism can be very valuable when done with kind intent.

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Kesav Easwaran 26 February 2020

Yes. Creative criticism can be pleasing. Good feedback Captain Cur. Liked

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 26 February 2020

A wonderful and insightful poem. Like other freedom, poetic freedom is not absolute. It must be within the bounds of law. I concur with the wonderful comments of Captain Cur.

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Rob Lamberton 18 January 2023

Glad you enjoy your liberty and expect others to have their liberty too!

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Bernard F. Asuncion 24 November 2020

A well thought poem...... Truly splendid...5 stars *****

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Akhtar Jawad 06 March 2020

Many say one who can not do a creative work becomes a critic.

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Valsa George 02 March 2020

Yes, both the poets and the critics have two different approaches towards a poem! While one writes mostly to please himself or to satisfy his creative urge using his pen, the other evaluates it and points out the relative merits and demerits, scrutinizing with his eyes. Both the poet and the critic are agents enriching poetry and they are two sides of the same coin. You have put it brilliantly!

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Me Poet Yeps Poet 27 February 2020

The poets have their productive pen And the critics- their spotting specs so true each one has one's own view you too o poet KVE

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