I keep reading that in order to write good poetry you must read poetry.
Ok, my problem is I'm dyslexic and reading poetry by the 'Masters' is very difficult for me.
Most of it uses similes and metaphors that are out there and very difficult for me to grasp. The imagery is so strong
I tend to get lost and it pulls me out of the poem, not into it.
Does anyone else experience this? How do you deal with this?
I've been skipping most of them and reading only the poems that make sense to me.
I feel like I'm not being a "good" poet if I don't slug through these but wow it sucks the fun and energy right out of me.
I write poetry more on the simple end of the spectrum. I try not to be to "flowery" but enough so that its not
just prose
broken up
into verse
any guidance would be helpful.
Ok, my problem is I'm dyslexic and reading poetry by the 'Masters' is very difficult for me.
Most of it uses similes and metaphors that are out there and very difficult for me to grasp. The imagery is so strong
I tend to get lost and it pulls me out of the poem, not into it.
Does anyone else experience this? How do you deal with this?
I've been skipping most of them and reading only the poems that make sense to me.
I feel like I'm not being a "good" poet if I don't slug through these but wow it sucks the fun and energy right out of me.
I write poetry more on the simple end of the spectrum. I try not to be to "flowery" but enough so that its not
just prose
broken up
into verse
any guidance would be helpful.
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