Even though I've never published a word of poetry, I'd rather be considered a poet than an author. The word has a freedom to it, doesn't it? "Author" is a stodgy word, you know, intellectual sounding.
I recommend to anyone here, go to the 'writing' section of blogstream. There are some REAL writers here in blogstream!
There are certain words, in poetry, that don't go well with the craft, words like 'full'. The only words, remotely, close are pull, bull, wool, stool. With all those words I think of : "pull the wool over his eyes", or "bull shit!", or "he's a stool pidgeon!". Kind of zeroes your options.
Then there's the word freedom! You can use "lead 'em", as in "lead a Horse to water", or "breed 'em", as in "fuck 'em!", "heed 'em", as in "heed them SOBs of we're dead!". I suppose you could use "read 'em", or "speed 'em", or "weed 'em", but those are kind of 'druggy'.
How about ever? Never, sever, forever, the endeavor, of weather, with your leather!
And finally, to the poet, the trouble with the word life, is that it only rhymes with strife, knife, or wife! To whichever, a man is doomed!
Have any favorite rhymes?
Joe