I hate poetry. I'm sorry. I am really trying. I really am. But first of all MARY OLIVER HAD A PARTNERRRR!?!?! this is like Whitman. I will never be able to read leaves of grass the same way.
Ok on to the readings. I do like some of Oliver's poetry. I like that she is free-verse. I'm not all about that rhyme scheme business. at all. Its so confining and restrictive. There is beauty to poetry (but that doesn't mean I love it) that is able to move and flow with perhaps some meter but without the restraint of a rhyme scheme or structure or even punctuation. Maybe there is some hidden meaning to those feelings that a psychoanalyst could figure out, but thats ok.
Back to the poetry itself. I enjoy that she calls attention to subjects that others may pass by or may not be considered a subject for poetry, although I feel that romanticizing everyday things is the true calling of poetry.
I don't like snakes. They rank up there with spiders. possibly higher on my dislike list simply because of how they move. It creeps me out. I don't think they are slimy or scaling like some girls. I merely don't like the way they slither without a spine and such. But- all that being said- Oliver's poem Ribbon Snake Asleep in the Sun was great. I love all the comparisons to a wheel and such.
Messenger is interesting because it is not nature poetry but at its very root is the core of who we are and our job on earth which would make it nature.
About Me
- Sydney-Alyse
- I am a South Carolinian who was raised classic, conservative, Christian, and proud. These are my exploits as I attempt to bring Greek Life and Southern Charm to Southeastern University. I love Autumn, Lilly Pulitzer, Sweet Tea, French cooking, Monograms, Gardenias, Pearls, Sailing, and Turquoise.
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