Laws Of Poetry (2015-02-18)
A friend sent me a web page entitled “Earl Gray’s Laws Of Poetry.” “Laws” is obviously being used ironically, for there are no laws of poetry. Poetry is a law onto itself. However, a poem should obey the rules the poet sets for it. That is wherein its power lies.
As Earl Gray says…
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