Poetry

Hi, so to break up all of the Hi I'm new here, I'll tell you all why I'm here in the subject. I love poetry, and writing in general. I've loved it for a long time now. I started writing poetry when I was in third grade and after that I just continued going with it after a break due to the "Oh! Wow I'm good at this!" stage where I completely avoided it due to feeling helplessly annoyed with myself as to what I was doing. I picked it back up in fifth grade and I've continued to write poetry here or there ever since. Sometimes it's due to something I see. Other times it's because of something I feel. There are also those rare occasions when my pen just starts moving, or my fingers on a keyboard, and the rhythm flows like a river over rocks, knocking against the edges and whittling down the shore.
I've tried a lot of things. I've tried whittling, drums, violin, weaving, needlepoint, knitting, bird breeding, among other endeavors but the ones I actually stuck with, were art (both wet and dry mediums), poetry, and writing. I've become so devoted to poetry that I have been attempting to start up a poetry club in my home town and I'm actually planning on some type of critical writing major in college. This drive for poetry though, is two fold. I have a drive to write it, and a drive to talk about it, to discuss what's going on and what needs improvement. My problem is I can rarely find people who will say what needs improvement with my poetry. It upsets me when I only get a response of "Oh I like it!" without a reasonable explanation as to why. Unfortunately, or fortunately if you are on the other end, I am not a very violent person and I don't like yelling so I tend to just growl at my computer, or turn away for a second, before smiling politely and asking questions.

So that's why I'm here in a nut shell. I did this basically so I'd have a post. If anyone would like to discuss Frost with me though I've done a research paper on him. My favorite poem of his would have to be "Nothing Gold Can Stay" after seeing where he placed it in his book, New Hampshire.

Hello Aley!

Welcome to YWS! *Throws confetti*

I hope that our reviews don't cause you to growl at your computer! I'm sure that you will find loads of people who will discuss poetry with you and will critique your poems and tell you why they like them. I myself haven't read the poem mentioned in your above post. I am going to have to hunt it down and read it as I do enjoy a good poem

Anyway, the chat room may be a good place for you to go to talk to people about poetry and other interests.
---> http://www.youngwriterssociety.com/chat.php

Or there is the poetry discussion thread here
---> http://www.youngwriterssociety.com/forum73.html

I hope this helps you to find the stuff you are interested in

Have a great time around the site! If you have any questions or if you would like a review then feel free to PM me and I'll see what I can do.

See you around,
~Lydia

I actually think Frost is over-rated. >.> That is to say, I adore some of his poems. Like "Home Burial." That's just a lovely poem with so much intensity inherent in it... it's awesome! But everybody quotes the two roads poem and I don't know... I don't like the tone of that particular poem. It's rather pompous. xD

So yeah! *ducks*

I like the subject of the thread - it caught my eye, and, truth be told, that's the only reason why I joined too!

You're so talented across so many different areas! I'm sure this would be a real asset when writing poetry - lot's of interesting new experiences to draw upon and write from. And I hope you get the critical reviews you're looking for - feel free to PM me if you'd like a REALLY thorough review, and I'll see what I can do.

Oh, and, I absolutely adore discussing poetry - any aspect of it - so again, if you need a good discussion session, I'd be more than happy to chew over the marvellous world of poesy with you.

Can't wait to read the poems!

Thank you all for your feedback.

Comment about Frost: He is mainly overrated but he does have some strong poems and good points at times. I do not like all of his work, but I like how diverse his poetry is and as a person, he was quite entertaining. I read an interview with him and in the interview he really showed the same character that he had in his poetry. I feel like being able to convey the same voice to the point where I could pick out lines from "Mending Wall" and match the tempo with a quote from the interview is quite a talent and should be respected, even if he is overrated. Otherwise though, he was a crap farmer, a crap teacher, a drop out of several schools and aside from his poetry, he basically was a normal failure.
Nothing Gold Can Stay is one of those true jewels though. It's a rather short poem, but it is one that sticks in your mind after you read it and it is basically a revised unpersonalized version of E.T. which just made me like it more.

Ooooo - into some academic discussion already! Hey Aley - if you want to discuss poetry, check out the awesome 'Poetry Discussion and Tips' thread under 'Poetry' in the 'Read/Write' tab above. You might find some interesting topics there!