Winton Junior Poetry

Neville Briggs · Post by **Neville Briggs** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 9:33 pm

Our natural wonder, curiosity and imagination goes when we learn the importance of " the rules "

Post by **manfredvijars** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:41 am

manfredvijars wrote: Have you no, natural wonder, curiosity and imagination left Nev? ....

Neville Briggs wrote:Our natural wonder, curiosity and imagination goes when we learn the importance of " the rules "

So thats a "NO" .....

Neville Briggs · Post by **Neville Briggs** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:21 am

That's not a NO, otherwise I wouldn't bother debating poetry or playing with rhyme that sucks.

note that I didn't say when we learn the rules, I said when we learn " the importance of ".

Post by **manfredvijars** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:30 am

Ahhhhh, so natural wonder, curiosity and imagination help us DISCOVER the 'rules' ...

(Or, the importance of) ...

Bob Pacey · Post by **Bob Pacey** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:50 am

A slight variation on the Slam Poetry intro.

THE RULES are not the point ! The point is THE POETRY .

Bob

Neville Briggs · Post by **Neville Briggs** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 4:58 pm

Oh dear Manfred, you poor man, it's worse than I thought. Never mind, help is at hand; the local video shop should be able to lend you a copy of the movie The Dead Poets' Society, watch it all carefully in one dose. Then a daily dose of Robert Frost, Kenneth Slessor and Les Murray should see you fixed up in no time.

I wonder how many of the keen bush poetry children will maintain their interest and take our places when us old geezers bundy off. There doesn't seem to be many coming forward, in our area anyway. I won't be around to find out.

Post by **manfredvijars** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:54 pm

I think you need to get out a bit more Nev, broaden the vision. Maybe come with me to some schools and see what is being written and performed by these kids ...

Natural wonder, curiosity and imagination is still upheld by kids in spite of the 'constraints' of rhyme and metre. I think all the wonder is lost on some adults with self inflicted myopia.

As for poets to look up to, my preferences are, in no particular order, Lawson, Fredriksen, Stevens, Gordon, Pitt et. al. ...
Australian writers (rhyme n metre) all the way and reality rather than soppy fiction ... Home grown really is best.

Neville Briggs · Post by **Neville Briggs** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:21 pm

I am sure the effort you put in with the children is great. I wish you every success.

Post by **Heather** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:22 pm

Manfred and Neville on tour! I'd go to watch that!

Neville Briggs · Post by **Neville Briggs** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:25 pm

I don't think so.

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