There is an extreme difference in writing poetry and writing about poetry. I personally prefer to write poetry. This is because there are no rules in writing poetry. When writing poetry, all that needs to be taken into consideration are the thoughts and feelings of one’s self. Writing about poetry, on the other hand, takes more time and involves analyzing another’s piece.
When working on my writing my poems I didn’t have much trouble. I knew that all things said in the poem didn’t have to be explained even if they were questioned. Writing poetry includes who and what but not necessarily the why. When writing about poetry you have to explain everything you state. Why has to be included in this type of writing. This was the hard part of this assignment for me.
Writing about poetry helped me include hidden meanings and mixed messages in my poetry. It also helped me to become more conscious about the way I said things in my poetry. After writing about poetry, I was able to write a poem using descriptive words instead of just telling. I’m glad that we had to write about poetry before we began writing poetry on our own.
I learned a lot from working on these poetry assignments that I can use in teaching. One thing I learned is types of poetry that my students can use both to entertain and to inform. For example, a found poem can teach others on topics that other’s may not know. Haiku poems would be fun for students to create and hear aloud.
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ReplyDeleteWell, I think its funny how you said that writing your own poetry allowed you more freedom than writing poetry. I never liked writing poetry because I always felt that it was too structured. But your experience was probably different than mine and that’s what we have to remember as teachers. I like how you mentioned that our students can inform as well as entertain. When you said that I realized how many different topics we got to learn about in class when we had the poetry presentations. There were so many things that people decided to write on. It is a really great way to get the kids involved and interested in poetry if we allow them to pick the topics. Even though we are teachers we can still learn things along the way. It’s also a great way to show kids that the classroom is their place to grow and evolve and it’s there for them. Too much structure can make kids pull away from it. So maybe if we give them freedom like in the poetry exercises, they’ll actually enjoy it and the classroom as well.
Like you, I NOW prefer to write poetry. I used to prefer to write about poetry but now that I've learned different ways to write poetry, it's a lot more fun. It takes some work... okay a lot of work, but it is DEFINITELY more fun! I like that I can create another world in my mind and write about it. Or I can even write about my own world or life that I currently live in. In enjoy writing about poetry too though. I enjoy the interpretation aspect of it all. For instance, we each live different lives and we all have different stories to tell. We care about different people and different things. The differences between humans is so intriguing to me! Thank you for sharing!
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