What do you feel poetry can accomplish that other forms can’t?
Poetry can free you from the constraints of linear time while condensing a lot into a very small space. While flash fiction also compresses information, poetry can unravel from a line, a word, an image, or an experience.
One thing I love about poetry is the process—the journey—hopping in the car with no particular destination. While poetry, like other writing, can be narrative, it’s a much more open medium than essay or fiction writing, which tend to be more preconceived. Of course one can push the limits of any medium, but poetry gives permission right up front.
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