What is Comics Poetry?

Comics and poetry are two things that I enjoy to read and sometimes write. I personally never thought of combining the two thinking that they would be unsuccessful. In fact I thought by adding graphics to my poetry would lessen its value and on the other side of the spectrum I thought if I added my element of poetry to a comic I assumed people would laugh at the way the characters would be rhyming when they spoke. However one of my favorite poets when I was younger was Shel Silverstein and (if I understand this subject matter) I can see how his work could be considered comics poetry.

  

In the article it said how of course not all poetry needs comics and not all comics needs poetry and it wasn't that he was bashing the literature or the graphics but rather he was saying that sometimes they are so strong that they don't need anything else. But as artists its our job to explore these different worlds and make new experiences not only for ourselves (because thats why I am studying to be an artist, because I love to problem solve and explore) but for the viewer as well. It makes me think of what other loves for things that I could combine and make something "new" or have people see something in a new way (because everything has been done under the sun). Its our job to make those horribly embarrassing mistakes and take those experiences and turn them into something spectacular. 

I believe that the article was truly trying to talk about taking chances and growing as an artist and just used comics poetry as a means to do it.