I could see how some poets might think that Flash poetry weakens poetry-- eliminating the process of imagining the poem from our own experience or interpreting the meaning of the poem from what the poet gives us. With Flash poetry, imagination and interpretation are nearly disarmed, taken over by the influence of the visual presentation. An interesting thesis might be this: does the viewer remember words or the images of a Flash poem? Knowing we are visual creatures, I'd guess the answer might be "images."
Nonetheless, I'm very intrigued by this new art form because poetry, after all, is an art form that relates images and impressions. Born Magazine features such collaborations of work.
I'd like you to conisder two noteworthy Flash poems: "Author's Prayer" by Ilya Kaminsky (2002) and "Cobweb" by Maribel Vega. (Pris highlighted "Cobweb" on her site this week. Thanks for the introduction, Pris.)
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