THE BUSH WILL LIVE AGAIN

[Terry]

G/day Neville,
I have often said that we should be always trying to enhance our poems to the best of our abilities.
But if you're happy to do your own thing, then do it mate.
One thing that is often overlooked is that even to this day, most people still prefer the type of poetry written 100 or more years ago,
for some reason it still strikes a chord with most people who attend musters etc.
Perhaps eventually we may discover a way of writing poetry today that will still be being recited in another 100 years.
My own gut feeling is that it won't necessarily be because of it's technical excellence, - although I personally enjoy a well written poem - my guess is that if we succeed, it will be about stories that excite or touch people for years to come, things that are happening now but told in such a manner that they live on.

Cheers Terry