What is a poem? Or “How to Think about Writing and Reading Poetry”

Lancelot Schaubert over at The Showbear Family Circus - Lancelot Schaubert s and Tara Schaubert s liberal arts circus. said :: “What is a Poem” was Originally published in the Poet’s Market by Writer’s Digest Books under the title “Schematic for Sculpting Language.” As a young man, I complained I didn’t get poetry. The poetry world seemed broken in two: those who rhymed and those who didn’t.…