Poetry Group

It always amazes me how many forms of poetry are out there. When this group was schedule to go, I fought with myself, because I do have this grudge about against poetry, so I wasn't sure about how much information I was going to be willing to take in.

I know I said this in class already, but whenever I think about writing poetry, I get so uneasy, because I feel that I poetry is too complex. I feel that poetry should not be analyzed, because it is so complex only the author knows its true meaning. When writing poetry I feel that no one will understand where I am coming from, know one will get it. I must admit that I am intimidated by poetry. But I also have to admit that the different kinds of poetry that this group brought to the table made it rather interesting.

I love how we got to cut up magazines. I felt like I was back in grade school, doing arts and crafts. I was excited about the glue, the scissors and the construction paper. I love the idea of cutting out letters from magazines and forming words to make to poetry. At first when we started I thought I wouldn't be into it, but I found myself really intrigued and anxious to get some good words. I can see high school students really getting into it. And as a teacher, this form of teaching poetry, also makes it exciting for myself.

I also like the list poem. I think I'm a pretty intense poem and I was really feeling this. Overall this group made me realize that I need to stop saying that I hate poetry, because in reality once I get pass the rhyming and the analyzing, its pretty fun. Great job!