How do i get into poetry?

[Anonymous No.20669933]

I would like to enjoy reading poetry and maybe write some, but i don’t exactly find it enjoyable. What about poetry, to you, makes it more enjoyable to read than a novel or short story?

[Anonymous No.20670125]

I'm just wondering, why do you want to write poetry if you don't enjoy it? Theres so much poetry I feel like you'd enjoy something.

[Anonymous No.20670131]

https://googlethatforyou.com?q=Poetry

[Anonymous No.20670172]

>>20669933
For me it’s Shklovski and Brik.

I like rhythm, so I always tell people to read poetry aloud. Try that, if you still don’t care for it, then poetry is probably not for you.

[Anonymous No.20670380]

>>20669933
first time I've seen a picture of this game of 4chan

[Anonymous No.20670386]

>>20669933
Read my poetry book for ideas:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4M98NTH

[Anonymous No.20670406]

>>20669933
I've always enjoyed poetry for it's ability to say a lot with very little. It's a great vehicle for thematic devices and figurative language. That being said, it's a very diverse form of literature, so I would encourage you to do some looking and find out what kind of poetry you actually enjoy, or look into whether an author you already like has any poetic material. Lovecraft and Poe had poetry in their bodies of work, and if you want to read things that are more free form I've always liked Charles Bukowski.

[Anonymous No.20670458]

>>20669933
https://www.coursera.org/courses?query=poetry
you can probably find some intro books that guide you around the genre, you'll figure out what types you're more interested in and what you're not into.

Figuring out a genre without some introduction guides is tough. There is so much to see and it's unclear what to focus on at the beginning.

[Anonymous No.20670522]

>>20669933
Hey! are you the alter ego poster from a few years ago?

[Anonymous No.20670535]

>>20669933
What poets have you tried reading? In any case, if you're browsing here and you are older than 20 you're probably too dead inside to understand a new artform, I'd say don't bother.

[Anonymous No.20670623]

>>20669933
By reading it.

[Anonymous No.20670662]

>>20669933
How to read a Poem -- Burton Raffel

[Anonymous No.20670666]

>>20669933
Read Introduction to English Literature by Jorge Luis Borges.
If you are not enamored by then, poetry is not for you.
The man just oozes love for poetry it's contagious.

[Anonymous No.20671098]

>>20669933
It's the grammar that makes it fun. I like the way how you can make something sound new with the use of another word

[Anonymous No.20671182]

>>20669933
Don't. Poetry is retarded (except for Canterbury Tales, obviously)

[Anonymous No.20671185]

>>20671182
Oh, and Dante. BUT THAT'S IT NOTHING ELSE IS WORTHWHILE

[Anonymous No.20671958]

>>20669933
A book of poetry is like a box of chocolates, those fancy weird ones where you might not even like half of them, and that's okay.

[Anonymous No.20671996]

>>20669933
I'm feel the same. Poetry is gay. Only one out of every thousand poems is good to me.

[Anonymous No.20672217]

>>20669933
by reading it.