Poetry is something that does not play a big part in my life outside of English lessons, however, I do believe that poetry has very interesting elements in it regarding literary techniques. Poets are able to utilize these techniques to pass messages through their poetry very efficiently.
How do you experience poems?
Poems can be experienced in many different ways. I think that one of the things that make poems special is the fact that they can be interpreted in many different ways and it all depends on the reader. I think the poet always has an issue or topic that they want to write about and the reader can interpret these in different ways. This is how I like to interpret poems as well because I feel as if I am finding the deeper meaning of the poem, and by finding this deeper meaning I can better understand what the poet is trying to say.
Do you turn to them for inspiration or joy?
I think that poems can be interpreted in both ways as mentioned earlier, but personally I think that I turn towards poems during times of inspiration. I do this because I think that there is a lot that can be passed on from poem to poem. Personally, I believe poems are a great way to be inspired. I can see an issue or topic discussed within a poem and use that as inspiration for my own work. Poetry helps to reach and discuss deeper issues within a topic and by using other poetry as inspiration for my own reading/writing I will have the opportunity to understand it better.
Overall I believe poetry is one of the more unique forms of writing coming in many different forms. Poetry discusses many different issues in life and is done so through the perspective of the poet. This means that it can come in many different forms and can be written in many different ways. To me, poetry is something that can be used to learn new things and view different topics from nee perspectives. People who wrote poetry can write from all different emotion points which is what makes it so interesting to me. It can change between who writes it and how it is written.