Poem without a title . . Challenge for you Hi!  Your Challenge:    "A poem without a title is like:  you  fill  in  the  blank." Creative and inspirational responses follow below.    I recently heard an interview with a lovely Aboriginal poet.  She said that names have power and that to name something is to define it.  Naming it helps you know it.  I agree.   It is the same with a poem.   A title affects the concept and reception of the poem.    Imagine a world without titles . . . What would music CDs be like without titles to the songs?  How would radio stations be without song titles (songs=poetry)?  How would you find the artist's work?  How could there be top 30 lists?  What makes a person leave a poem unfinished ? without a title? Laziness?  Arrogance?  Is it a belief that the work will be so outstanding that a title is unnecessary?   How, then, would the poem be introduced to the rest of the world?   Fill in the blank. I'll publish your response with your e-mail addresses or URL to your website. Have fun with it. Get inspired.  ~~ ~~ ~~ A young man of 14 filled in the blank with:         Responses to:    A POEM WITHOUT A TITLE IS LIKE: A poem without a title is like a pot of gold without the rainbow...nice, but somehow just not the same as it could be . . . lacking that which makes it so special, so distinct.  J. Haley a poet without a pen ~ Nick Fraysher Sr.   A poem without a title is like a man without a title. A poem without a title is like a cat; it doesn't matter much what you call it; it responds to you if that's what it wants to do.  A poem without a title is like a finger that refuses to point.   cheers!   Glenn Ingersoll  website: Love Settlement A poem without a title is like a soul without direction ~ MOE. A poem without a title is like newspaper without a headline.  Wylie Estes A poem without a title is like being inspired and not having a pen.  violette Nlandu Ngoy  A poem without a title is like: a game with no winner. a cave with no entrance a shout with no echo a lighthouse with no light a skater with no skates a kitten with no purr an ocean without a beach a Song without a melody a river with no beginning. by Sharon Rothenfluch Cooper A poem without a title is like - - - A poem without a title is like a vase without any flowers.  ~ by: A. Berry A poem without a title is like water without a glass.       ~ by: D.Kay A poem without a title is like a horizon without a frame.        ~ by: G. Johnson A poem without a title is like starting a book on the second page. ~ by: cc A poem without a title is like a hurricane without a name, just another storm of hot air.  ~ by: Marsha A poem without a title is like a face without a name.  ~ by: KG A poem without a title is like bread, without butter or jam. ~ by: LK A poem without a title is like a song, without a tune.  ~ by: LK          One response had a different slant: poetry...poetry...the songs of four billion working men and women... It's poetry...old and new....."poetry" needs no title.... It allready has one!      ~ by: -Blinko A poem without a title is like an Unfinished symphony       Or a cake without the icing    From J. Hemsley, U.K. A poem without a title is like a person without a heart ~ from Stefanie A poem without a title is like a winless race. A poem without a title is like an empty mirror. A poem without a title is merely a group of words. From: Roger J. Robicheau, The Poetic Plumber A poem without is like a heart that refuses to love ASMEHAN   A poem without a title is like an unsung song.  The words are there, But there is no voice. The voice is there, But the words aren't clear.  Amber Musick A poem without a title is like a dog that refuses to bark. or like a poem with no meaning.  Allie A poem without a title is like an imagination without creativity or eyes that cannot see ~ from Alyson Henderson A poem without a title is like wings without the bird, for without the title to give you the basic idea you've got nothing but rhyming <or not> words.  Bud W   A poem without a title is like a stray thought, lacking purpose, winding through the universe and gathering stray noise, only to return and dust your life with confusion.   From:  Philip Groff    website This is good! A poem without a title leaves your imagination at rest,            but to find the perfect title is the true test.           From: Kelley Branch    Thank you in advance. Do it! Take the challenge Poem without a title . . Return to top