Fiction in Contemporary Love Poetry

Fiction plays a distinct and unique role in contemporary love poetry in every era, including the present. When written in poetic form, contemporary love poetry may be more fiction than fact, at times.

Where is the love in poetic fiction, contemporary love poetry critics and others might ask when they realize that something that has been penned is primarily fiction, not fact. Is contemporary love poetry not supposed to be written as an expression of love and truth? (Is it perhaps a bit stodgy to insist upon that?)

Love and truth can be revealed in contemporary love poetry of a fictitious nature. In other words, fiction often plays an important role in expressing love and truth in contemporary love poetry, in every era. While it may not always be advisable to attempt to express actual facts at a specific time in history, due to problems like racism or persecution, it may still be possible for contemporary love poets to relate actual facts or reveal the hidden truths of their eras, including expressions of love for the divine and one another, in the form of poetic fiction without placing themselves or others in any danger.

There has never been an era when humankind did not enjoy and benefit from fiction of various kinds, whether it is found in terns of oral or written tradition of poetic expression regarding love and truth. The same is true today.

A great deal of success in contemporary love poetry can be achieved in writing poetic fiction, as the majority of people relate to it reasonably well and thus, are able to understand or interpret it in terms of their own eras. For many, it comes to them like a breath of fresh air on a sultry evening.

Contemporary love poetry critics and others often enjoy critiquing or reading different kinds of poetic fiction, as it has an ease of interpretation in contrast to more serious, stodgy contemporary love poetry.

Poetic fiction in contemporary love poetry can be fun to write, as well as to read, particularly when it contains a powerful element of humor or exaggeration. Because of its rhythm of expression, it tends to be easy to read and something that even children enjoy reading, or trying to write.

There is an unlimited gamut of potential, creative expression for prospective, contemporary love poets interested in creating poetic fiction for young minds, or even for adults. In other words, there is a viable market for contemporary poetry geared towards children in every era.

Poetic fiction in contemporary love poetry is evident in a great deal of music, which may also depict some degree of humor or exaggeration. Here, there is also likely to be a viable market for contemporary love poetry, as poetic fiction can be fun to write, as well as perform.

Fictitious characters are often portrayed in contemporary love poetry, like ballads or children's songs. Creative contemporary love poets can depict entire new worlds of fiction that appeal to childlike minds, even those of adults.

Electronic entertainment is creating a rapidly growing market for poetic fiction. Since entertainment has always been a priority with humankind, the contemporary love poet with a creative imagination in every era, invests time and talent in this realm and will likely continue to do so in the future.