Poetry Reflection Essay

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In my own perspective I view poetry as one 's way of expressing how they feel or how they perceive things that had happened to them, or what they have seen or heard about. I have found that my perspective of poetry doesn 't divagate too much in comparison to the perspective of others, when a woman named Kasopay speaks her thoughts of poetry “I think poetry is the language of the heart. Poetry is very manifold and with it, it is possible to write down every kind of mood and feeling. The most poems are timeless and have a deep message. With the different variations of interpretations get everyone an own access to the poem. Poems are often drawn of the life and this worldly wisdom makes them important for other.” I agree with her in that we both …show more content…

In his words he says, “Poems are slums of word assembled together illogically that expresses the writer 's ' feeling and confuses the readers ' brain. --- that 's my point of view when I see poems, generally old-fashioned, that I don 't understand. Yet, those poems are always considered as 'famous ' and 'valuable ' when I don 't see how valuable they are... probably I 'm need some literal educations.” He, alike Kasopay and I, talk about poetry in the sense that poetry has to do with people 's feelings. although what he talks about is different from us. He says that he doesn 't always understand or admire poetry, in the sense that he just may not understand it and that he may also not be able to relate to it …show more content…

This poem also talks about the emotions and experiences that come along with abortion. I think that this poem actually goes along more with Kasopay 's definition of poetry, in the sense that the poem talks a great deal about feelings and emotions. In the poem it states, “I am afraid… I loved you all” (lines 28-32). These quotes show the feelings that were perceived from the experience of abortion. This poem is also a good representation of Aristocles idea of poetry. Even though “The Mother” is a very heartfelt poem, I think that people can feel for this poem but won 't sincerely admire it unless they can relate to it. I merely feel like people who relate to it would perceive this poem on a whole new level in comparison to someone who can 't relate to

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