what is a poem, exactly?

...or what it is not?

This is probably the first question on my mind. Like, can you make a cullen skink without knowing what it is or what it's not? Here is a recipe...

Cullen Skink

A pound of plump white fish, smoked
haddock or cod fillet, plain not dyed
placed inside a shallow dish, covered
with whole fresh milk, one pint
the fish, cooked, removed and flaked
an onion, chopped, takes its place
with sliced potatoes, waxy and new
and once all done, the fish in too
and ground black pepper to taste.


someone once told me;

''Art is Everything and Anything; drop an egg and it's an accident, but take a picture of it and it's Art!''

In the end we decided it must not be a case of there being Art and non-Art but good Art and bad Art. then we thought some more and couldn't think who would be so conceited as to judge which was what kind, so we said it must surely be a case of popular Art and unpopular Art, and the people must decide.

so, Art isn't so much about production as perception. how do you see it?


i'm reminded of the saying that a good photographer never exhibits his bad photos... :D


more later.