8. A poem has no hidden meaning, only “meanings” you’ve not yet realized are right in front of you. Discerning subtleties takes practice. Reading poetry is a convention like anything else. And you learn the rules of it like anything else—e.g., driving a car or baking a cake. 9. As hard as it sounds, separate…
Poem: Deceit When ever you should, Hold my gaze with a look. Touch my face with a whisper. Pulse my heart with your anatomy. Do it! Do it! Damn….. Just do it to me. I’ll take the hurt of your deception. Knowing it’s his bed you’ll be in tonight. But still its my heart that’s…
5. People will tell you there are two kinds of poems: the “accessible poem” whose intent and meaning are easy to appreciate, and the “obscure poem” whose intent and meaning are difficult to appreciate. It’s up to you how hard you want to work. 6. If you don’t know a word, look it up or…
Act 1: 1. Dispel the notion that reading poetry is going to dramatically change your life. Your life is continually changing; most of the time you’re simply too busy to pay enough attention to it. Poems ask you to pay attention—that’s all. 2. When you read a poem, especially a poem not meant to be…
Poem: The Love Morning beautiful to my lips, I call your loving into the tips. Of Fingers folded hands on knees. Eyes wide shut you are at ease. The blossoming bud of a rose in bloom. The perfume, my thought, permeate this room. With morning joy fresh Love on high. Twinkled glance in a blue…
