poetry

[chronovore]

I think it's very strange that, as enamored as I am with language, I dislike poetry. This is not in the sense that I avoid bad LJ poetry; any sentient being with half-a-lobe devoted to self preservation will do that. I mean, I don't even like Robert Frost, Dylan Thomas, Yeats... I mean, I can't even get through The Wastelands, as much as I am of the impression that I'd "level up" culturally if I could navigate it. About the only poet I can deal with is Dorothy Parker. What the hell does that say about me?

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In the blog, people come and go, posting of Michaelango, the Ninja Turtle

[jjgalahad.livejournal.com]

The Wastelands is painfully pretentious crap in my book. If you're going to try and read Eliot, read The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock and call it a day.

Pretentiousness can be a pretty heavy impediment to enjoying poetry. The fine line between "carefully chosen words" and "OOH, look at me, I'm so twee and clever" gets danced over pretty often. So, as a result, I don't read a lot of poetry but I still have my favorites. Dickinson, for instance. She wrote primarily for herself, which I find makes her stuff more honest. Shel Silverstein's a poet in my book as well.

And hooray for Limericks! I've actually been writing a lot of Limericks and Haikus lately. :P

Re: In the blog, people come and go, posting of Michaelango, the Ninja Turtle

[andrewv.livejournal.com]

I hate Dickinson.

Re: In the blog, people come and go, posting of Michaelango, the Ninja Turtle

[jjgalahad.livejournal.com]

She's only ever had kind things to say about you, you know.