an interesting aspect of the responses to the rate-a-poems is how we synthesize and analyze a poem based on the baggage we bring to reading it.
to what degree do you think your gender, social, political, religious and sexual predispositions color how you process a poem?
do you look at structure, technique or subject matter first when assessing a poem's value? what other elements impact your opinion of a poem?
to what degree do you think your gender, social, political, religious and sexual predispositions color how you process a poem?
do you look at structure, technique or subject matter first when assessing a poem's value? what other elements impact your opinion of a poem?