[Writingworkshop] some randoms

Adam Holland adam.holland at gmail.com
Wed Feb 20 14:36:59 EST 2008


I am intrigued, but don't think I  fully understand.
The poem is about the ur-craft of poetry and its use of metaphor?

On Feb 20, 2008 2:06 PM, Daniel Peters <danieltpeters at gmail.com> wrote:

> Haven't ever got very far with this, maybe someone ideas? I tried to write
> a poem a few years ago about poetry itself treating metaphor as caipoeira,
> the brazilian dance fighting art.  So if you had to find an appropriate
> metaphor FOR metaphor, what would it be?  Does anyone find the caipoeira
> angle interesting, effective?  I've since felt that the poem never made it
> far not because of the ideas but my own immaturity as a poet.  Just curious,
> now that I have the ears of a few more seasoned veterans.......
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