tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642528360863390851.post5415393306634240542..comments2011-04-10T22:44:21.332-04:00Comments on Laughing at the Moon: Understanding Poetry: Lesson 1Neanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11188878667527127822noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642528360863390851.post-5112707671626593432009-01-24T17:09:00.000-05:002009-01-24T17:09:00.000-05:00Regarding your last question in your response: Abs...Regarding your last question in your response: Absolutely! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05830861416459214317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642528360863390851.post-88218378240466157522009-01-24T12:11:00.000-05:002009-01-24T12:11:00.000-05:00Ah... Mr. Not-so-Prime,Why do I use female imagery...Ah... Mr. Not-so-Prime,<BR/><BR/>Why do I use female imagery? Maybe for the same reasons that I refuse to make God into strictly a male being...<BR/><BR/>Your final question intrigues me: "Do heterosexual women who love poetry really think of it as a beautiful woman?" Are you questioning my sexual orientation here? lol... I use female imagery for several reasons:<BR/><BR/>1. I relate and Neanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11188878667527127822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642528360863390851.post-75827411363471556632009-01-24T10:59:00.000-05:002009-01-24T10:59:00.000-05:00So what do you REALLY think? :) My question, as a ...So what do you REALLY think? :) <BR/><BR/>My question, as a recovered poetry lover, is why do you/we/I use all the feminine imagery to describe poetry? Yes, I have discovered that the depth of my appreciation for poetry roughly correlates at any given moment to the depth of my passion for a woman in my life. :) <BR/><BR/>But yet I wonder if one of the reasons men in particular run from poetry is Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05830861416459214317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642528360863390851.post-12930112249007556922009-01-23T07:15:00.000-05:002009-01-23T07:15:00.000-05:00I fully agree with you that poetry has been abused...I fully agree with you that poetry has been abused by English teachers everywhere. Not ALL English teachers, surely, but the ones who do abuse it can be found in almost every district.<BR/><BR/>I like the analogy of poetry as wine. You can go pretty far with that analogy, too, and stay on track. Sometimes a cheap wine in plastic cups is all you need for a fun picnic, and there's nothing wrong Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642528360863390851.post-79089647016903885892009-01-22T14:37:00.000-05:002009-01-22T14:37:00.000-05:00LOL... I have learned a lot about wine in the past...LOL... I have learned a lot about wine in the past couple months!<BR/><BR/>I guess if I had kj as my poetry teacher in school, I might feel differently. Don't get me wrong; there is something to be said for studying poetic elements and all that; knowing what limitations the poet conformed to in crafting his/her work can yield a deeper appreciation for the process as well as the end result. I Neanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11188878667527127822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642528360863390851.post-64389457335529802012009-01-22T14:18:00.000-05:002009-01-22T14:18:00.000-05:00Well said!Marvelous analogy here. Hmmm...for some...Well said!<BR/>Marvelous analogy here. Hmmm...for someone who doesn't like wine, you know an awful lot about it.<BR/><BR/>I must, however, take exception to your comment that"Poetry has been abused, raped, and beaten to death by English teachers everywhere..." <BR/>No, not English teachers everywhere--just CERTAIN English teachers. I never inflicted that method of teaching poetry on any of my kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168117314447946758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642528360863390851.post-66322080294251235592009-01-22T13:53:00.000-05:002009-01-22T13:53:00.000-05:00I have to say that in writing poetry, there is fak...I have to say that in writing poetry, there is fake poetry and real poetry, and I can tell the difference. If the poem feels contrived, then it is not real. True poetry pours directly from the soul in the way that it writes itself with fingers working nimbly to keep up.<BR/><BR/>I love your illustration of poetry as a woman. Always read poetry with your mouth, not just your mind. Do it in Jason Kichlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006805253910934588noreply@blogger.com