Similar to the sentiments below, I also found that I was strangely attracted to the concrete form, although I could not determine the purpose of a few of them. The "" Red"" poem was an example. I stared at it for awhile, crafted formulas for the patterns, and squinted my eyes to see if I was missing something. Yet, after such effort, I failed to comprehend the poem, and I have sneaking feeling that the intent was obvious.
"Offense-defense" was one I certainly enjoyed, for it captured motion and tension through the spacial arrangements of single letters. I admire the control, the precision that certain poets have over the tension they can provoke. Football formation I was static, lifeless, and uninteresting if it was left alone. However, the progression of the play through the movement of letters captured the tension of the actual game -- athletes running amok, chasing each other. I wish I could view this poem on four large canvases on a wall.
The readings we have completed from Rhyme's Reason has been incredibly helpful. When I entered the class, I had an incredibly limited perception of poetry. By reading the work of others, and studying variations of form, meter, and syllable, I am gathering tools for the improvement, and creation of my own poems. It is similar to having a tool chest with one wrench and a screwdriver, than acquiring a bounty of new tools -- potential for creation and destruction!
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