The Art of Prose

What is prose? What is poetry? It is easy to say that poetry and prose are art. Then again, art is only what we make it out to be. I write prose. I write poetry. Yet, is it art? To be quite honest, I'm not entirely sure. Perhaps it is wishful thinking on my part or maybe I am a literary genius, as some have said.

I still blush when I get good feedback, even though I have been doing what I do for five years now. I have been a creative writer for a while. While I have not taken many classes, I have read. I read about writing so that I can teach myself whatever there is to learn.

Prose, to me, is supposed to transport you to the location of the story or completely engross you. If the speaker is sad, you should be able to feel that. If the speaker is happy, you should be able to imagine that. Each feeling should have imagery that a reader will use to transport themselves to a different time and place.

Poetry is poetry. It rhymes, it doesn't rhyme, it has a sense of purpose to it, it's musical. Poetry inspires, poetry is breath on paper. Imagine if you could put life in a pen and then write. That is poetry. How often is poetry banal? Yes, quite often. But when a real poet speaks, worlds are opened and emotions revealed.

Poetry and prose are the art of being.