ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

When the Muse hits you and rides your shoulder, you listen and write .....

Here is a bit of "Blank Verse" (metre but no rhyme)

Be my guests and 'rip it to bits' ...

BORA
(c) 2014 Manfred Vijars

Not me - I love it.

Have you read any of this blokes work Mannie - he's a Brisbane Poet, I like what he does as well. http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/p ... /LOVE-POEM

The blank verse looks all right to me Manfred. Your metaphysical ideas are a bit shaky, very unscientific

That's "Poetic license" Neville....

Gets a tick from me Manfred....

Thank you Mausie, Nev and Heather ...

I think our collective belief systems are all a bit 'shakey' Nev ...

Do I hear the sound of Orwellian sheep.

Manfred, I don't know why blank verse cannot take a part in bush poetry. It is very traditional. Like everything it just has to be done well, and should not lead into any sort of obscurantist or esoteric meanderings if that's what worries some people.

Surely you don't mean there's no place for esoteric rambling in poetry, Nev?

Some famous poet has well said that the purpose of language is to reveal something, not hide it.

Just reads ??? like a series of statements ?


Sorry many not for me mate.

Bob