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shadowkatI think the problem many people have with poetry is they overthink it. They nitpick at it. Analyze it. Intellectualize.
But poetry needs to be felt. Not interpreted. It's not an exercise for the mind.
But the heart. The gut. The soul. The spirit. The ear. And the voice.
The words have a sound. A rhythm. A tap tap tappity tap tapping.
To get poems, you often have to sing them. Hear them. Say them out loud.
And not think. tink. tinnnnk.
Sometimes its a play on words, an alliteration. Or at other times..a play on syntax.
Words used to replicate a sound on the page. A color. A texture. rough smooth tough
If you don't get it - you've forgotten you have to turn your mind off first.
But poetry needs to be felt. Not interpreted. It's not an exercise for the mind.
But the heart. The gut. The soul. The spirit. The ear. And the voice.
The words have a sound. A rhythm. A tap tap tappity tap tapping.
To get poems, you often have to sing them. Hear them. Say them out loud.
And not think. tink. tinnnnk.
Sometimes its a play on words, an alliteration. Or at other times..a play on syntax.
Words used to replicate a sound on the page. A color. A texture. rough smooth tough
If you don't get it - you've forgotten you have to turn your mind off first.