poetry vs. fiction - Comments

v I agree. But when I read a story, I don't want much wiggle room. I want to get out of my head. I want to read someone else's story, not be reminded of mine. The poetry I like leaves little wiggle room also. I guess I just don't like to have to interpret things because I always feel like I do it wrong.

I like both my favorit poetry is song lyrics my favorit fiction is magical. I write both but I'd be able to write poetry more easily (if we are talking free verse). I enjoy the wiggle room in poetry you can throw all rules out the window if it helps your point or purpose. While proper novels and stories can sometimes be more restricting. I think stories are like poems except the author takes the time to describe concretly what they think and mean to say and the audience has little wiggle room to invade it with their own creative thoughts.

Oh, yeah, it's definitely restricting in that sense. But it also has almost an instant gratification kind of thing about it because poetry can be so short.

v Russian literature? That's different. What are some authors you like?
I guess I do like to read fiction for entertainment purposes mostly. I like falling in love with characters and going with them on a journey to wherever they're going. I like getting lost in a book for hours.

vv - That is definitely true, though some say it's harder to convey so much with so little words. I guess, though, fiction is more entertaining, and that's what most people look for. I've sadly not explored many genres. I stick with heavy Russian literature and old classics. I don't know why. I absolutely adore classic Russian literature, I guess. I like poetry mixed with fiction, though.

v - me right now. Hahah. I am too lazy to write long things.

I used to prefer poetry because it is much shorter and easier to write because I am a lazy fucker.
but now I prefer prose because it is not so obscure as poetry is and I find that with poetry, you have to have the perfect words otherwise the poem will be off and sound queer as the rhythm is completely whacked up.
in short, poetry is restricting.

v I do like how with poetry, you get straight to the point and that's that. But I think with stories and fiction, it's like, you get to build everything up and there are so many more opportunities to get your point across through different characters and situations, and I think it says something about a person's talent to be able to convey things through characters and plot instead of just saying it point-blank.

Barrett - Exactly! I love poetry in fiction itself. It's wonderful.

Definitely poetry. It's shorter, and more meaningful. What I dislike about fiction is the fact that you have to wade through so much crap to actually get to meaningful things. BUT it depends on the length of the novel itself. Sometimes fiction is quite beautiful. I prefer poetry with no set style. I like things to be all over the place. I don't know the technical terms for anything in writing, and I don't care to. I just write, and that's it. That's all that matters. I like short pieces of writing. I like to write short pieces of writing. I like short, clean things. Big thick books with complicated plots don't appeal to me.

I think poetry can be fiction and fiction can be poetry. I think it's really up for the reader to decide what they want to view it as, if that makes sense.
But, in the general sense of the words, I prefer poetry.