Today, we talked of how the free verse structure in poetry is much more common in the present day poetry. It is a more modern form of structure and was introduced by Walt Whitman. I am very thankful for this man and for his courage to actually go through with publishing his free verse poetry. Why am I thankful? Because it's probably my favorite structure of poetry. To me, the lack of rhyme, meter, and pattern, leaves the poem as just dry emotion, which is very appealing to me. When rhyme is added in, it's to "sing-songy" for me, and it doesn't seem as real. It seems as if things are more of a lie or dramatized just so it fits within a certain structure and set of guidelines and rules. With free verse, you make your poem whatever you want it to be. That's how poetry should be. It should be the expression of ones emotions and thoughts in whichever way pleases the writer most. That's what I see free verse as.
You read us a number of your poems today from your book, "Mother Love". I honestly loved them all. And I promise I am not just saying this to be a suck-up and hope for an A in your class. I was really drawn to your writing and just got done searching for your book on Amazon.com. However, the book, "The House on Beartown Road" came up in my search. Did you write that too? If so, I am buying it! But, I really would love to own a copy of "Mother Love". (Please excuse any typos, or grammatical errors. I don't know if your works should be in italics, underlined or in quotations. I just took a guess.)
I had an awesome time in class today and this is definitely my favorite lesson so far. I would love for you to read more of your work in our class, or even have a separate poetry reading, or both! I hope, that as time passes, I am able to write as well and with as much heart-felt emotion as you are able to.
Thank you so much for sharing your poems with the class today.
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