I like to read poetry, but I hate to write it. Its just very difficult for me to write good poetry and it takes to much time to do. I also kinda of hate interpreting poetry because that takes the fun out of reading poetry. I have a hard time doing this because I am the type of person who has trouble analyzing the deeper meaning in poems. It annoys me and I get angry when I miss something that other people say was so easy to get. OK enough about that.
My favorite poets would have to be John Milton and Robert Frost. John Milton is one of my favorite poets because I did my poetry project on him. I found it interesting that he wrote Paradise Lost, a ten book epic poem, after he became blind. I read and liked some his poems, such as On His Blindness. It was a very emotional poem with a lot of heart. What can I say about Robert Frost. He is probably the most well known American poet. He read at J.F.K.s inauguration and was celebrated as one of the best poet of his time. Two poems I really liked from him are Nothing Gold Can Stay and The Road Not Taken. These two poems are short and simple, but have a strong deeper meaning. They both have important life lessons of the path a person should take and how everything, no matter how good or bad, ends. Poetry is important literature and sometimes a good way to release emotions.
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Yeah, poetry analysis can be tough (and so many students find it frustrating!). I like to think of it like a puzzle....
ReplyDeleteHaha, I dislike reading poetry as well. I never really got the reason why poets must make complicated ways of saysing things that could be said in a few sentences
ReplyDeleteI really loved the Road Not Taken as well. I completely agree with you about not liking to analyze poems, and I hate when people point out meanings that are so obvious. The one poem that I don't mind doing that in is the Road Not Taken. I think it is interesting to analyze that poem because there is so much analysis to do. It is presented in such a simple form, but has so much more to it, that it is almost like a puzzle.
ReplyDeleteI to dislike analyzing poetry. I think if the poet wants to get their point across to the reader they should make it a little simpler. I do enjoy reading some poems though and I think my favorite poet would have to be Billy Collins for his humourous and easy to understand poems.
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