Poetry: what is it?

Occasionally I write poetry, but I’m not well schooled in the form. I like to read poetry slowly, perhaps a poem before sleeping or when I wake in the morning so I can think about it during the day.

I like performance poetry, but it must be more than word vomit, or a series of lines well-crafted. We must go somewhere together.

I decided today to go in search of the how some well-known poets define poetry and what it means to them.

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