BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Poetry@lemmy.world · 1 year agoEllen Bass, "If You Knew".lemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down17
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minus-squareplofi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoSorry for the nitpick, but why does a poem have to be a picture instead of just plain text?
minus-squareKalothar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoWell, I think expectation setting is the reason. It’s just slightly more “formal” as a pic than just plain text. I don’t know if that’s really intentional or similar to putting a picture in a frame vs just on the wall.
minus-squareBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI just found nobody seems to read them if they are the text only so I assume people prefer pictures when I post.
Sorry for the nitpick, but why does a poem have to be a picture instead of just plain text?
To control formatting
Well, I think expectation setting is the reason. It’s just slightly more “formal” as a pic than just plain text.
I don’t know if that’s really intentional or similar to putting a picture in a frame vs just on the wall.
I just found nobody seems to read them if they are the text only so I assume people prefer pictures when I post.