Re:On getting poetry
by Ensorceled on Thursday April 01, 2021 @08:21AM
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> I read a bad poem, I feel like the author really wanted to write an essay.
I think this is key, poems that are trying to make me feel something ... whether a single emotion (simple or complex) or, ambitiously, experience the gestalt of being in love for decades or standing in a dark, quiet forest ... tend to resonate.
Trying to change the mind of reader via reason ... meh.
Re:On getting poetry
by gtpedrosa on Thursday April 01, 2021 @11:08AM
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This reminded me of what Audre Lorde said about poetry in the documentary "Berlin Years (84-92)": one of the objectives of poetry is to change feelings. This made me look at poetry differently and slowly grow an appreciation for it.
I think this is key, poems that are trying to make me feel something ... whether a single emotion (simple or complex) or, ambitiously, experience the gestalt of being in love for decades or standing in a dark, quiet forest ... tend to resonate.
Trying to change the mind of reader via reason ... meh.