The Concept of Fiction
by cricketjeff on March 20, 2011. © Jeff Green, All rights reserved
I like to write poetry, well doggerel maybe, on a wide variety of subjects. I
have written about myself, about friends and relatives, and my deepest
thoughts. However most of my writing is fiction, that is to say IT ISN’T TRUE!
This seems a concept that some on AP cannot grasp. I try not to put what is and
isn’t true in my author’s notes for a couple of reasons, firstly because they
are just as much my writing as anything else I put on AP. As an example my
poems about “Bindy Bandy” and “Umbleania” all contain detailed descriptions of
how to get there. And secondly because I don’t really think it matters, or at
least it shouldn’t. There are a few people though who seem to be hurt or
offended by what I write, because I say “I” or “You” in the poetry. Please guys
remember, it is just poetry! My usual reason for writing anything is because
the words formed in my head and I liked the way they sounded. When I write
personal poetry it usually be in the personal category or I will send it to the
person concerned. If I write political or ranting pieces I leave it to others
to decide if I mean them
Rant over, get back to what you were doing …
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Jeff
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