Hola! This poem is part of my Ars Poetica – BlogchatterA2Z 2025 series, where I explore the art of poetry through 26 stanzas, each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Every day, a new stanza unfolds, building upon the previous ones intuitively and organically. If you’re just joining in, feel free to read from the beginning or simply dive into today’s reflection on poetry.
Stanza 14 of the Ars Poetica—New Trends or Old Formats?
New trends dazzle, old formats endure—
When trendsetters clash with the classics,
What do I choose?
Between blackout poems and ballads,
Insta-verse and structured sonnets,
Erasures or eternal odes—
What do I choose?
Must I bend to what's viral,
Or bow to what’s timeless?
The page pulls one way, the screen another—
And I, the poet,
Stand in between,
Pen poised at the edge of both worlds.
(to be continued...)
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