tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post7397542541797103227..comments2023-10-11T10:39:30.873+02:00Comments on Notes from the North: The Sunday Salon: On PoetryZeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11504105694800511170noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-67264710729074080802010-04-27T05:15:53.668+02:002010-04-27T05:15:53.668+02:00I wish I was in your class in high school! It soun...I wish I was in your class in high school! It sounds like such a fun unit, with lots of variety.Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-69518387559654120222010-04-26T20:27:32.897+02:002010-04-26T20:27:32.897+02:00wonderful post! I agree that poetry is a word t...wonderful post! I agree that poetry is a word that often is loaded with too much meaning or ruined by bad teachers - I don't know. I like the fun and humorous stuff but have to admit that when I encounter people who love poetry, I get intimidated.Carehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478474870247729611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-71921570032656139712010-04-26T19:00:55.083+02:002010-04-26T19:00:55.083+02:00How great that you let your students discuss song ...How great that you let your students discuss song lyrics! When I started properly listening to the words of my songs, that's when I started to appreciate poetry as well. I like to see words put together in unusual ways, even when I don't absolutely understand what the meaning is. Quite often, the meaning of a poem or song I've liked for ages will just suddenly snap into focus one day - it's a lovely feeling. :)Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-47234271903141483602010-04-25T23:44:17.969+02:002010-04-25T23:44:17.969+02:00I like poetry but I understand why some people fin...I like poetry but I understand why some people find it difficult to understand. Some poems are all adjectives and images, and I don't have any idea what the author was talking about when I get to the end of it. Love or hate the Kipling poem -- at least it has a familiar structure that allows the reader to understand what Kipling had to say.Dani In NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032707452740200776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-60244694180254797322010-04-25T20:24:42.732+02:002010-04-25T20:24:42.732+02:00I'm afraid I fall into the "poetry is har...I'm afraid I fall into the "poetry is hard" category. I try it, but no matter how hard I try, I just can't understand it!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-11023681082896670282010-04-25T19:15:36.190+02:002010-04-25T19:15:36.190+02:00Good for you! Poetry is (somehow) both my favorite...Good for you! Poetry is (somehow) both my favorite snack and my favorite entree!Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-71549735686952299932010-04-25T18:41:01.866+02:002010-04-25T18:41:01.866+02:00Yes that is really great you use song lyrics! I mu...Yes that is really great you use song lyrics! I must admit I have a bit of a hard time sitting down with poetry sometimes. I mean, there's definitely poetry I've loved: Shel Silverstein, Langston Hughes, Poe, Pablo Neruda, Allen Ginsberg come to mind. But I think I've just had a series of teachers who made poetry a chore because we had to analyze every word in three different ways (that's hyperbole of course - but probably not by much!) and it just sapped all the life out of the poems. There would be an occasional moment where I did understand something a little better than before, but going through exercises like that had more of a tendency to drive me away from difficult poems and poetry in general.Jade @ Tasting Gracehttp://jadekeller.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-8336688169911298272010-04-25T18:02:56.490+02:002010-04-25T18:02:56.490+02:00Thank you both for liking that I use song lyrics. ...Thank you both for liking that I use song lyrics. To me they are modern poetry. I do want to ask what you don't like about IF. I feel like I am missing something here.Zeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11504105694800511170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-22799226091342043282010-04-25T17:55:44.938+02:002010-04-25T17:55:44.938+02:00I don't often read poetry, but I remember lovi...I don't often read poetry, but I remember loving it when we read it in highschool. I loved exploring the themes with the help of a guiding hand. <br /><br />I think it's great that you let students study song lyrics! I would ahve enjoyed that immensily, I'm sure.<br /><br />I don't really like the Kipling poem, but the Wendy Cope one made me smile as well! I'd love to read a poem a day and smile like I did with that one as a reward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-26539368008022629302010-04-25T17:39:47.031+02:002010-04-25T17:39:47.031+02:00Though I happen to passionately hate that Kipling ...Though I happen to passionately hate that Kipling poem and the sentiment it embodies (Sorry! :P), I completely agree with you about poetry as a whole. And I love the fact that you let your students discuss song lyrics :)Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.com