Rick' s Blog on Writing

Poetry League & "Good" Poetry????

I have received some good comments and dialogue on this blog.....
As far as "good" poetry, I do agree with a lot of the people who commented here...."good" poetry for me (also) is a poem that is written well and really paints a picture or makes the reader "feel" an emotion, see (be in) a scene, taste a taste or smell a smell, etc....Sometimes "good" poetry for me makes me just say "wow....that was incredible..." or " that's how I feel...I wish I had written that.."
I certainly know which or what poetry "I like" but I guess I'm still a bit confused about what or why a "professional" writer, editor (as most of us would like to get published..lol) finds a poem either good or simply throws it in the trash....
I do understand there are "technical" aspects of a poem (i.e. Haiku has a meter of 5 - 7 - 5..but not always..lol a Sonnet is 14 lines, usually with a rhyme scheme of abab, cdcd, efef, gg....but not always..lol. etc...) I guess the "technical" aspect being correct in a poem would be a "starting point" for me...just because a poem is technically correct, doesn't make it a good poem.
Sooooo, I guess I would ask again (to all you Pros or editors out there) how do you definatively rate a poem as good or bad (and I do understand that different editors may rate different pieces differently.....however, although a poem may be rated differently....may be liked more or less....most editors would probably agree that it was at least good (pro) quality....not amaturish.....)

As far as the poetry league weekly battles....we got an extra week because of Christmas and New Years....all weekly entries must be posted by Sunday evening 12/31/06....then they are open to be voted on by any WDC member. To vote, go to "The Poetry League" and check for the weekly battles....we are looking to get as many writers checking this out as possible to get legitimate ratings.
Thanks in advance.

Hope everyone had a great Christmas....2007 is approaching fast.

Rick