tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405343172956271994.post2069074489620451534..comments2023-11-03T13:58:13.829+01:00Comments on life as a journey: 70 Days of Poetry with 30.000 Others + a History of the World in 100 ObjectsDorotheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17071668426716077347noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405343172956271994.post-39342163926934374502012-09-17T17:35:54.599+02:002012-09-17T17:35:54.599+02:00I'm one of the 30,000 taking this course. I...I'm one of the 30,000 taking this course. I'm watching the videos and haven't as of yet joined in on the discussion forums. I've always been so intimidated by poetry. That's the reason I'm taking this course, I want to face my fear! <br /><br />A History of the World sounds like something I would thoroughly enjoy. I'll be looking forward to reading your thoughts on it!<br /><br />Happy reading :D<br /><a href="therelentlessreader.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Relentless Reader</a>The Relentless Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059240496186812005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405343172956271994.post-18614216523349734772012-09-17T15:34:04.144+02:002012-09-17T15:34:04.144+02:00thanks for sharing your thoughts and advice.
Katy...thanks for sharing your thoughts and advice.<br /><br />Katya, this is so interesting: "They haven't learned yet that poetry is supposed to be 'hard' so they find the most fascinating imagery and meanings in poems." - i guess that's true for my stepping into poetry via installations, too. if someone told me: "write a poem", i would have handed back an empty page. but the approach of moving words, and without the "this is POETRY" opened it up from a different, playful angle.Dorotheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17071668426716077347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405343172956271994.post-19999935209900110612012-09-17T13:12:59.064+02:002012-09-17T13:12:59.064+02:00I know this is going to sound strange... but I thi...I know this is going to sound strange... but I think if you try to force meaning too hard on a poem it sometimes slips away from you. Sometimes you have to zen it -- let the feel of the poem lead you to understanding it. <br />And there's no wrong answers.<br />I love teaching poetry to 5-7th graders. They haven't learned yet that poetry is supposed to be 'hard' so they find the most fascinating imagery and meanings in poems.Katyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14618886866798905292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405343172956271994.post-53200185101132882792012-09-17T13:10:02.860+02:002012-09-17T13:10:02.860+02:00Fascinating. I also grew up in a culture that enco...Fascinating. I also grew up in a culture that encourages (umm... mandates) the memorization of poetry -- my parents are Russian and made me memorize dozens of poems. <br />I always attributed my ease of understanding poetry (compared with my US classmates) to the huge volume of poetry I had memorized and internalized. It never occurred to me that you can memorize a poem and still not 'feel' it. <br />It sounds like you are taking an amazing class.Katyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14618886866798905292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405343172956271994.post-50295332318782594662012-09-17T13:07:11.081+02:002012-09-17T13:07:11.081+02:00Hang in there. Poetry is very elusive but oh-so re...Hang in there. Poetry is very elusive but oh-so rewarding. Take your time. Read the poem once, twice, and then later a few times. Let the poem linger in your brain.<br /><br />It will all come together.<br /><br />Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.com