Poetry and I? Never.
Poetry and I? Never. I have always disliked poetry. I always felt dumb when reading it, but even more when I was expected to explicate it and find the meanings. I think that is why it was so difficult for me to want to study poetry. I think the main difference between writing poetry and writing about poetry is that when you write poetry you can determine the meaning and decide what the “final message” is. However, when you are writing about poetry it is much more difficult to interpret things especially if you have no idea who the author is and how they wanted the poem to be interpreted. It already stresses me out when I am told that my interpretation of literature is incorrect, but with something like poetry where the interpretation could have several meanings because of how it is written. When I wrote my own poem, I couldn’t really distinguish the type of poem I wanted to write. Yet, I knew I wanted there to be some type of rhythm and it made it easier for me to understan...