tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post3651508431857944430..comments2023-10-10T03:58:32.375-07:00Comments on Fingers & Prose: Nine Horses by Billy CollinsMelodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-8706684307385564222011-02-07T16:27:23.023-08:002011-02-07T16:27:23.023-08:00I love Heidi's suggestion of a poetry journal....I love Heidi's suggestion of a poetry journal.. I might need to start one too! I think that it's all about finding the poet who speaks to you. Nobody likes ALL poetry, just as no one likes every book of prose on the shelf. And as far as the poetry that you like being worse quality because you understand it -- think of it this way: the poems that you understand might make no sense to someone else (thus them thinking it is lofty, or too intelligent). <br /><br />I'm a HUGE fan of Edna St. Vincent Millay. I also like some of Sylvia Plath's work.Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863174371731131344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-87670470722941201482011-02-07T13:29:56.602-08:002011-02-07T13:29:56.602-08:00Joan, thank you for your thoughts. I'll look ...Joan, thank you for your thoughts. I'll look up Carol Ann Duffy and some anthologies--that does sound like a nice way to experience different poets. And I'm off to check out your blog. :)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-78980500692335484852011-02-07T12:47:32.237-08:002011-02-07T12:47:32.237-08:00I like poetry, my favourite poet at the moment is ...I like poetry, my favourite poet at the moment is Carol Ann Duffy. Anthologies are a great way to go. I tend to like a poet from there and then maybe read more from them. I've a post on my blog today that may interest youJoan Hunter Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652041203134127783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-27938003478833645472011-02-06T19:30:18.400-08:002011-02-06T19:30:18.400-08:00Sam, thanks for the encouragement/sympathy! I'...Sam, thanks for the encouragement/sympathy! I'll keep looking and posting on what I find, maybe you'll get something out of it at some point. :)<br /><br />Great suggestions, Heidi! Thank you! I've read some Emily Dickinson recently, maybe I'll continue on with that as well. I love your idea of a poetry journal. (Loved it so much that I started putting one together before even responding here!) I'd been trying to think of how to keep track of the poems I did like, this will do very nicely. It will make it easier for me to reread them and really digest them. Also, I do find that reading them aloud brings them to life; I will look into Auden. Thanks again!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-57357165537382416332011-02-06T13:14:41.091-08:002011-02-06T13:14:41.091-08:00Why not try some classical poets? This might sound...Why not try some classical poets? This might sound morbid--but poems really help when working through grief. Especially Emily Dickinson. She has some doosies. You have to read her poetry differently. If the first reading of a poem grabs you, how about trying to read the same poem over once a day for 5 days? You'll see eye-opening new meaning. I know you said you didn't like to do that--but maybe just try. Also, read it out loud.<br /><br />Also, I found it really inspiring to start a poetry journal. I just copy a poem in my poetry journal when it moves me. I might only write one poem a year or every 6 months. But, I now have my very own poetry collection that speaks to me. Try Auden.Heidi’sbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647096496574605262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-43911802977408626492011-02-06T05:46:08.567-08:002011-02-06T05:46:08.567-08:00Congrats! I enjoyed the poem you posted from the ...Congrats! I enjoyed the poem you posted from the collection.<br /><br />I have mixed feelings about poetry too. I want to like it and read it more often, but it's hard to find the right poets.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.com