I don’t get poetry. I’ve tried reading an occasional poem or a random collection but it does nothing for me—I can count the poems I “like” on one hand. Sometimes I think I expect too much, but poetry just doesn’t affect me like prose does, it just feels too emotionally detached, almost abstract. And I can’t say I care much for the construction of a poem.
I think it might just be lack of exposure that makes it so alien. Are there any poets who feel a bit more grounded and narrative, stuff that you’d recommend to a poetlet like me?