I have tough time with poetry. This is the one part of English (the subject not the language) that I have a tough time understanding. Ever since I could remember learnigng about poets and their writing, it had to be explained. They never came out and said what they thought. I do not like to write in allegories or through hidden messages. I am extremely blunt and to the point. So when I m sitting in class and my teacher is telling me that Emily Dickinson is trying to make this point and making a statement on society with this line, all I can think about is, "Why not just say it then? Why do we need this to be explained. Say what you mean and mean what you say." I wonder if poets go into writing thinking they can find ways to make college students have more homework trying to understand why they chose to use a word that no one uses outside of pieces of paper. So, that being said,
I am a tad jealous of those
who can use prose
to describe what goes
on atop this globe
I strive for a mind
that is well timed
and can have my words lined
up the way I want told
To do that would be a blast
no one could ever be aghast
at what would be written last
on the blank page that is my soul
I think this is an interesting question, Ashley. Maybe you can answer it. Why don't writers like Dickinson just come out and say what they want to say? An editorial in the NY Times seems to be a pretty straight-forward way of writing. Why don't poets write editorials instead of poems? Why do we even need poems?
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