What Is Poetry
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What Is Poetry
Posted on 27/1/2007
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What is poetry
In anticipation of the approaching Sabbath of Song, may it come upon us for good, I began to reflect on the definition of poetry, as opposed, for example, to prose, and on whether there are additional categories along this axis.
For example, the Psalms seem to me to belong neither to prose nor to poetry. So perhaps psalms are a third category?
I would be glad if someone from the esteemed public would bring sources that discuss the definition of poetry, in the Bible and in general, and would themselves propose definitions of the concept. I do not assume that there is a completely sharp definition, but distinctive characteristics could certainly be helpful.
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