Why No Poetry?

“But why don’t you talk about poetry? Poetry is life! Even Robin Williams said so in Dead Poet's Society!"*

Sure. Poetry is great. I read it on occasion. I basically know what I like to read. (Some favorites are Pablo Neruda, Robert Frost, and Robert Pinsky, if you’re curious.) I even try writing it every now and then.

When it all comes down to it, though, I really don’t have terribly much to say about it. I think I’m moderately well-read/well-versed when it comes to prose – hence this blog. As for poetry, though…I just don’t spend as much time with it. I don’t know the lingo. I don’t really know what people are looking for when they decide what poetry is “good” or “literary” or whatever. I don't know who the big/fashionable poets are right now.

Maybe I’m just not hip enough. Shucks.

That said, who knows - maybe I'll say a few words about poetry here and there. It's simply not something that will be a major focus of this blog.



*By the way, if you haven't yet, you really, really need to see this movie.