But this form of the art should not be taken as something lacking in intellectual depth. In fact, A lot of the poetry studied in university is too vague-for-the-sake-of-vague. My prof even admitted to this. It is good to make the reader think, but it can be frustrating. Furthermore, or more importantly, I don't like it when all kinds of references to very specific places in the world or other very niche bits of knowledge become necessary requirements for the understanding of a poem, If vagueness is focused on at all in the making of a poem, the writer may lose sight of its original intentions and inner story, if even to a small degree. Beautiful-but-simple words and descriptors can be missed out on, and what's more, it may become all too obvious that the writer has written the poem for the purpose of its academic style and acceptance. Give me a break - just write what flows in through your heart and our of your pen!
Popular poetry can easily paint a vibrant and quickly-fabricated image with simple language simply saturated with symbolism, abstraction, analogy and metaphor, word play, and inclusive references. In this form, there is still plenty of depth and covertness with which to challenge the reader's raw imaginative ability and literary eye.
~Yukigami
