tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884140371100852305.post7146398465998584780..comments2023-10-22T05:22:19.798-05:00Comments on Bookish Bent: National Poetry MonthA.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17918415034987411623noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884140371100852305.post-51086987196701341342009-04-13T16:18:00.000-05:002009-04-13T16:18:00.000-05:00My favorite poet is Linda Pastan, especially her p...My favorite poet is Linda Pastan, especially her poems that deal with grief. A line from one of her poems that has always stuck with me is "Grief is a circular staircase."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884140371100852305.post-14209543227208362162009-04-08T19:18:00.000-05:002009-04-08T19:18:00.000-05:00Oh, the poets!!!! My favorite favorite favortist i...Oh, the poets!!!! My favorite favorite favortist is ee cummings. I love Nikki Giovanni, Shel Silverstein, Maya Angelou, Lucille Clifton (seriously, check her out especially Notes to Superman and Wishes for Sons, both brilliant). I love Longfellow and Neruda. William Wordsworth--I wandered lonely as a cloud. There are so so so many beautiful poems that are pure...poetry. Not necessarily that crap you can't understand where people think they're high minded but really they make no sense. And poetry is supposed to be open to interpretation....so don't feel dumb, 4you. It's a really really beautiful art form. You just gotta find the ones that resonate with you.willikathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290023050281646936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884140371100852305.post-36904208056160196772009-04-08T09:34:00.000-05:002009-04-08T09:34:00.000-05:00I love The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost & Ph...I love The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost & Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou. I love pretty much everything by Maya Angelou. She's amazing.CMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01748652964281422394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884140371100852305.post-26044282946862470912009-04-08T08:52:00.000-05:002009-04-08T08:52:00.000-05:00I agree that it's very easy to feel dumb when read...I agree that it's very easy to feel dumb when reading poetry. But I also think it's OK to have different interpretations than other people. With any sort of art - books, paintings, theater, poetry - what you think it's about can be totally up to your own interpretation. And while some may think you're wrong, more than likely the actual artist will embrace new interpretations of his/her work.<BR/><BR/>And hey, I didn't think I would like books about teenage vampires either - you just never know! :)A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17918415034987411623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884140371100852305.post-82737422607905537702009-04-08T08:25:00.000-05:002009-04-08T08:25:00.000-05:00I just had this conversation with some coworkers r...I just had this conversation with some coworkers recently, who are in a poetry class for their MFA. I have a hard time with poetry, I like to understand what I'm reading. I often feel that I don't get the poetry I read. It also bothers me when I think I get something and someone has a completely different interpretation. It makes me feel dumb. <BR/><BR/>The result of this conversation was my colleagues assuring me that they sometimes feel the same, but that I should give poetry another chance. They gave me some book recommendations and tips on how to read poetry better. So, maybe I need to give it another shot. I didn't think I'd like Fantasy novels and fell head over...for a series in high school.4younoreply@blogger.com