I found the critiques really interesting this week—not just mine, but the other Lily’s, too. I noticed there was a visible shift from the nonfiction and fiction critiques where people started debating about the meanings of the poems, which never really happened in the other units. I think that speaks to the nature of poetry itself, especially experimental poetry—like the readings for this week. Ambiguity is something that I find exciting about poetry, as it sparks interesting discussions about different people’s understanding of the same work.
This week I thought a lot about the different genres of poetry and how they overlap and it’s not easy to tell the difference sometimes. Am I correct that a poem can fit into more than one category; like a both can be both narrative and lyrical?
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I found the critiques really interesting this week—not just mine, but the other Lily’s, too. I noticed there was a visible shift from the nonfiction and fiction critiques where people started debating about the meanings of the poems, which never really happened in the other units. I think that speaks to the nature of poetry itself, especially experimental poetry—like the readings for this week. Ambiguity is something that I find exciting about poetry, as it sparks interesting discussions about different people’s understanding of the same work.
This week I thought a lot about the different genres of poetry and how they overlap and it’s not easy to tell the difference sometimes. Am I correct that a poem can fit into more than one category; like a both can be both narrative and lyrical?