tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874155205423552780.post2326798295981410207..comments2014-12-31T13:17:49.358-08:00Comments on Poets Are Lame (and other stuff Mike Finley taught me): Nature Poets are NeedyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748441484232139833noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874155205423552780.post-65388205668132457602012-04-18T20:10:14.135-07:002012-04-18T20:10:14.135-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748441484232139833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874155205423552780.post-1093880295230456062012-04-18T20:10:07.815-07:002012-04-18T20:10:07.815-07:00Well said Sir......Well said Sir......Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748441484232139833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874155205423552780.post-48348724427119041482012-04-18T18:26:38.260-07:002012-04-18T18:26:38.260-07:00I am not against nature. My point was that two com...I am not against nature. My point was that two common ways to be shallow are to paint a picture of nature and call it a poem, or paint a picture of yourself (usually a morose one) and call that a poem. Both approaches "fill the form" of what we think poems are supposed to contain ... but that's all they do. To me a real poem, whether it is about nature or whatever, should be a gift of thought passed from one mind to another. Here is my book of "all-nature" poems:<br /><br />http://issuu.com/mike_finley/docs/sugar-trap-booklMike Finley ~ Big Vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09944010073428661081noreply@blogger.com