Writing poetry and writing about poetry sound very different
but similar at the same time. For me, it is hard to say which one is easier,
since I think they are both very difficult in their own ways.
Writing about poetry does not give me as much as pressure
than writing poetry, since it requires less creativity than writing my own
poetry; however analyzing poetry also requires creativity as well. Every reader
can interpret poem differently depending on their own thoughts and experiences
and it is hard to say whether their interpretation is right or wrong. It may be
different from what the writer had intended to deliver to the readers, but that
does not mean their interpretation is wrong. By analyzing poetry, you can also
learn about different techniques used in the poem, which is one of the
differences from writing your own poetry. It really gives you a chance to not
only interpret the meaning of the poem, but also break them down by word by
word and see how each word takes a role in the poem. This will allow you to
look at the poem from the writer’s perspective as well. Writing your own poetry
does give me a little more pressure, because there really are no limitation or
rules, meaning that it requires much more creativity. At the same time, I think
that is the beauty of the poetry. By writing your own poetry, you get to
express your thoughts and feelings to others without following any rules and
there are absolutely no boundaries. It may be hard at first to create your own
poetry, but it really is a great chance to express yourself to the fullest.
Both writing poetry and writing about poetry are great ways
for students to learn about poetry in general. They will both give them a
chance to widen their view and perspective and also expand on their creativity
as well. It may be hard in the beginning, but as they start interpreting poetry
in their own ways by analyzing different poem, it will eventually help them to
not only look at poetry in different ways, but also help them to gain interest
in creating their own poetry as well.
HyunJung Ko I feel the same way as you do when it comes to writing poetry and writing about poetry. I don’t know which one I like better as well because they are both equally as hard as each other in my opinion. I feel like I am not really a creative person so the process of writing poetry took awhile for me to do and did the analytical essay because like you said when you analyze a poem you are interpreting what you think it means and it could mean something completely different to the writer. When writing about poetry I also didn’t feel as much pressure as I did when we were asked to create own our pieces of art. And I agree with you when you said that writing poetry and writing about poetry are great ways for students to learn about poetry in general because it will give them a chance to widen their perspective and expand their creativity as well because since we are students that had to do these projects I feel more creative and not as scared to put my work out there for the class to see or hear and it also gave me a respect for these famous poets of our past and present because poetry it tough work.
ReplyDeleteHyunJung Ko, excellent post! I agree with your main point, that writing about poetry and also writing poetry are great ways for students and writers as a whole to improve upon their poetry skills. It is true that writing about poetry and dissecting and analyzing a poem for an academic paper is a great way to learn about what makes a poem a poem. Its a great way for a student to read someone’s work who has already done it and learn from it and interpret it in their own way. It is amazing how people can get creative when writing analyzes and give a different perspective on a piece that you have read so many times but never saw their point before, so yes writing analyzes of poems can be just as a creative as writing a poem. I however still prefer to write poetry over analyzing other peoples work. Excellent post!
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