Comments for poetry

Comment on weekend reading by Morgen Shambaugh

Morgen Shambaugh — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:21:46 +0000

I thought that, “An Introduction to Poetry, ” was a better poem than, “Poetry”. “Poetry”, got confusing and it talked too much about poetry itself. However, both poems successfully explained that poems do not need to be over anlayzed. The poets seemed frusterated that their poems are not understood. Both poems gave me a better approach to reading poems.

Comment on weekend reading by Taylor Kuenning

Taylor Kuenning — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:13:21 +0000

I think both poems have very creative way of explaining the author’s poit of view about poetry. The first poem I felt was the athor explainig how he generallly sees people “treating” poetry. Trying to “beat the meaning out of it” when it is simple to find. I think my favorite of the 2 is the first one i love the way it gives poetry person characteristics. i think i like poetry it really depends on what it is saying and if i can comprehend what it is trying to get across…i once read a whole book with emily dickenson’s poems they were all pretty good! i can’t wait to learn more about poetry!

Comment on weekend reading by Peter Mitchell

Peter Mitchell — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:24:19 +0000

I like how Billy Collins related the reading of poetry to all of those things. A lot of times, similes help me understand what I’m reading more easily. The second poem lost my interest pretty quickly. If I were a poet, I would try harder not to lose the attention of my readers. I enjoy shorter poems, because they make a point without rambling on about things that just confuse the reader and make them think negatively about poetry.

Comment on weekend reading by Rachael Spadfafora

Rachael Spadfafora — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:20:19 +0000

The first poem was very interesting. I really liked how the author described writing poetry and how people try to understand it. The second poem, in my opinion, was boring. It was hard to keep my attention which made it worst to comprehend.

I love poems, but not when they are about poems themselves.

Comment on weekend reading by Audrey McCalley

Audrey McCalley — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:12:27 +0000

The first poem was about a person who just wants people to not necessarily understand all poetry but to try. He was saying if you try, then you have a better chance of understanding.
The second poem was more about how poetry is very frusterating when trying to comprehend. But it also says that poetry can provide a lot of valuable information. I think that the author is trying to say that when a poetist knows how to properly write poetry, it can be beautiful and I agree. I liked certain lines of this poem, but like others felt like some parts were confusing.

Comment on weekend reading by Josh Niedermeyer

Josh Niedermeyer — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:18:05 +0000

I didn’t really like either of the poems but the first poem kept my attention more then the second one did. I like how Billy Collins gives both positive and negative things about poetry. What I didn’t like was that both the poems were about poetry. I don’t like poems the way it is and if i am gonna read one i would like it to be about something more interesting.

Comment on weekend reading by Cassie Edwards

Cassie Edwards — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:17:51 +0000

Why are both poems about poetry? Both kind of seem to be finding the comparisons of each side of poetry. I did not excatly understand them at first. It took a few different times to read them to get the full explanation.

Comment on weekend reading by Emily Otter

Emily Otter — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:59:44 +0000

I love the first poem, “Introductory to Poetry”. The way Billy Collins metaphorically compares poetry to everyday occurances is insightful. By saying that people want to tie poetry to a chair and torture a confession out of it, I feel that he is portraying a message of how some people automatically discard something complex. They don’t want to dig down into what the author is trying to get across, unless it is spelled our for them in black and white.

The second poem was hard to understand the first time I read through it. I found it odd, yet insightful, declaring how hateful the author was against poetry. I personally think Moore is trying to make readers go beyond what they read, developing it in their mind into something much more that what is origionally understood.

Comment on weekend reading by Lindsay Butler

Lindsay Butler — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:57:27 +0000

I love how in the first poem the author describes how fun poetry can be when you take the time to think about it. The passege was very moving to me and it really made me stop and think,”What a fun poem.” The poem also tells us though, to not over think it…just read it til you get the gist of it and if you have to, read it once more. Poetry isn’t that difficult.
In the second poem, however, I felt as if the author was critisizing poetry and how hard poetry is to follow. I sort of agree that poetry can be difficult to understand at times, but if you stop to analyze it, it really isn’t hard at all.

Comment on weekend reading by Peter Dager

Peter Dager — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:56:21 +0000

I thought both these poems were very interesting. But the first one was much more exciting and kept my attention then the 2nd one did. I’m not a big fan of poetry, but I do enjoy the occasional poesy.