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Dissect A Poem
This column is designed as an exercise meant to show how to write a better poem; it is a teaching lesson that will show you what the author meant and what he was referring to when he wrote the poem. Simply write a short to mid-length poem. Then skip a space and insert your commentary on each line, tell what you meant when you wrote the poem and what you were referring to in the poem. Skip a space between each line of the poem in the commentary. Make your comments in italics to distinguish your comments from the poem. You can comment on the poem line by line, or you can describe just the most important lines.
Please proofread your poems and type in or copy and paste only your best poems directly into the poetry column When you submit your poem, you will automatically be sent an email confirmation where you will be asked to click on a link to confirm your submission, and your poem will be added to the website. This email may end up in you bulk mail, so don’t forget to check there also. This measure was added to each column to prevent spamming and unwanted messages. At the end of every month, I will remove objectionable poems.
I absolutely do not want lousy high school beginner poetry, indecipherable experimental poetry, or annoying religious poetry. I want underground beat poetry, heartfelt romantic love poetry, poems with pop culture references or references to other poets, musicians or artists, humor, free verse or rhymed verse. Cursing and sexual situations are okay, as long as you aren’t gratuitous. If you must curse, type only the first letter and underscore the rest of the letters in the curse word. I want grade school and high school students to be able to view this website without running into objectionable material. Simultaneous submissions and previously published poems are okay, often that is the best stuff. Take the high road and let your poetry pen sing, dance and soar! You can also leave your email so others can contact you. This, too, is optional. Have fun!
Ralph Haselmann Jr.
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