weekly blog

This past week has been interesting for me in terms of learning about what makes poems interesting and enjoyable to read. I like the idea that authors sometimes need to be "generous" with their poems, in terms of writing poetry that will interest the readers. Readers will be more more engaged and appreciative if they are allowed to take from the poem what they want, and don't feel like their just being preached to. I thought it was interesting that at first I did not like the poem "Year Zero" at all but after analyzing it and pulling it apart I did start to like it more. I finally felt some sort of personal connection with the author, that I did not get when I had initially read it. The poem seemed too impersonal and distant until we started to look at each element of the poem and piece it together. I realized that having some characters or personal aspect to poetry is important to me, otherwise I don't find them enjoyable. I will definitely keep this in mind when writing my own poems to workshop in the future because I want others in the group to actually enjoy reading my poems, rather than just doing it out of obligation.

I also look forward to reading this weeks poems to workshop because I feel like I will be able to see a lot of growth in people's poetry with the tips we have learned. I think people will have really kept these techniques in mind when composing their poems.