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DreamEvil Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 2396 |
Simply put, which do you prefer for reading poetry, left-aligned or centered and why? Should an artistic presentation be considered when posting? ------------------ Now and forever my heart hears ~one voice~. DreamEvil© |
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Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Sitting here on the fence, I like both ways.. free verse seems easier to read when it's left justified though...  |
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Skyfyre Senior Member
since 1999-08-15
Posts 1906Sitting in Michael's Lap |
I will probably get a lot of grief for this, but I don't think that centering does anything for a poem except make it more difficult to read. If it's a greeting card, fine; otherwise just leave the darn thing left-justified so I don't have to hunt for the shorter lines ... The obvious exception to this is visual poetry, or any other poetry that uses a unique spacing style to add to the content of the poem or emphasize some theme. For example, if I write a poem with a repeated couplet, I might choose to indent the couplet in order to enhance its effect in the flow of the poem ... Hope this made sense ... LOL ... and no offense Dream, I know you like to center your stuff ... just my humble (oh, who am I kidding?) opinion ...  ------------------ "Nunc lento sonitu dicunt, morierus" (Now as I hear this bell tolling softly for another, it says to me, "Thou must die.") |
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DreamEvil Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 2396 |
None taken. The only pieces that I truly think worth centering are my ballads in 9-7-9-7 quatrains. I think that people are more inclined to left-aligned poetry because we are taught to read left to right. ------------------ Now and forever my heart hears ~one voice~. DreamEvil© |
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Nan
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since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
I personally enjoy adding a little flair to poetry - it's a fine art, and it sings even more beautifully with visual enhancements... |
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Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
I agree with Nan!! You just have to go to my web site to see what I like! |
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Iloveit Senior Member
since 1999-09-02
Posts 1121NM |
left aligned is fine with me, although I do center sometimes...but it depends, I try it and if it makes it harder to read, I won't post like that....but I do know what you mean, sometimes the form of a poem can distract or enhance, but I don't feel that simply centering is a distraction |
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