“But can’t poetry also be just what you feel?”

Well...is it a diary or an artwork?

“But can’t poetry also be just what you feel?”

Of all the questions I have been asked in my life, this one may haunt my mind the most. I was onstage at our church’s monthly event where art of all kinds was shared and critiqued in a formal but welcoming way. Something like a planned and structured open mic night, this time invited anyone in the church or …