I'm one of those students that pulls out a groan when a teacher announces poetry as an assignment, and when I'm faced with a blank piece of paper glaring back at me, my brain tries to abort mission and uses procrastination. The reason for this is that poetry makes me over think a lot about what I should write. I like order and punctuation when it comes to story telling, but poetry is a whole other element where capitals don't have to be there and phrases can be in a form of a tree; it really freaks me out. However, I have come to the conclusion that poetry is simply beautiful to read and take in. Ironically, I have a playlist of different kinds of poems that I could just listen to for hours and have a different view with each replay. This is because poems are mysteries that I love to unravel, and though it may frustrate me after hours of pondering, the end moment of clarity results me in awe. Even if someone thought my interpretation of the poem as ideally wrong, I can still stand with my opinion as correct because poems are all about different interpretation. One of the things I learned about poetry is that there is a process of hours of just thinking; thinking of the right words, thinking of how the words should be arranged and thinking of the point/goal you want to bring out. It's really exhausting, especially trying to make a haiku! I underestimated the stupid process of forming that poem while I sat in front of a blank page, frustrated because I missed one syllable on my second line. So for someone to be able to continuously create poems that blows my mind is someone who is talented. In conclusion, poetry is what brings out the inner depth of our desires, problems and hopes. Outrageous analogies can be used and still be considered a piece of art. It's another way to understand something important without having to read a long article. It's something to be worth looking into it and I hope I would be able to use them as inspiration when I write stories. I believe poetry will prevail for many years and I feel fortunate being able to read through many, but I still don't expect my poems to be written exceptionally well, and that is completely fine.
On an additional note I would like to mention one of my favourite poets, Shane Koyzcan
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He's a Canadian poet who usually writes with issues he has dealt with in his life. Goosebumps travel in every part of my body every time I hear him voice out compelling verses. There are so many poems that I enjoy listening to, but I'll show you my current favourites.
Here some intriguing poems and lines I found while browsing online.
Goodness, I really enjoy poems.
Well Kim... this is pretty awesome. I love the poetry examples you shared and think your comments are insightful. Super effort.
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