Do you read poetry? What are some of your favorite poems, or who are some of your favorite poets? And if you don’t read poetry, why not?
Julie:
I honestly don’t read poetry as a genre. I had to read some in those lovely English classes when I was in school, and they just weren’t my cuppa. Now, I do enjoy when a book includes poetry as part of the plot somehow. [easyazon_link identifier=”1476715904″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Slammed[/easyazon_link], specifically, does an amazing job with poetry as a driving element of getting the characters together. That makes poetry enjoyable, without only being a poem. I’m just a novel girl.
Lynn:
I agree with Julie on this completely. I don’t really read poetry. But Slammed was great! I will say I’m good with someone reading poetry TO ME. I downloaded a book of love poems read by Richard Armitage. This is a completely acceptable way to “read” poetry!
I haven’t read any poetry since I was in school. I find it boring. I don’t even like ‘flowery’ writing. I want writers to be direct and say what they mean without using unnecessary words.
Jen, that’s how I feel about life, and poetry!
I haven’t read a lot of poetry, but I’m a huge fan of Edgar Allen Poe. I do love The Raven. I don’t love all of his work, I like more of the stories than poems.
Agreed, Melanie. I think the stories are a lot better.
As a general rule, I am not a huge fan of poetry. I have started reading a few books in verse and they are growing on me. Skyscraping was great.
Good to know, Cynthia. We’ll have to try some verse instead of straight poetry.