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Poetry has changed over the years, and modern poetry is not the same
eclectic and elitist prose you may remember from your high school
reading. Modern poetry is written in plain English, filled with imagery
and emotion, and is so much easier to read than poetry of the past. If
you haven't read modern poetry, you don't know what you are missing!
Edgar
Allan Poe wrote the Raven, which is a wonderful piece of prose or
poetry, and it is filled with imagery, emotion, metaphor, and hidden
meaning. It's also filled with Old English and esoteric lines, making
it difficult to read without having to stop and analyze the deeper or
hidden meaning behind it. Even some current poets write in the
eclectic poetic stylings of the past, but the reader will spend so much
time trying to figure out what the writer meant, that the meaning and
emotion behind the writing is all but lost. Poetry is not something
most readers want to analyze. It is something readers want to feel and
experience. The old style of poetry writing is great if you have
the time and inclination to sit and read through it and study the
meanings and imagery behind it. However, with today's busy schedules,
only the literary types or students have the time to stop and put that
much thought into something, when poetry should really be evoking
emotion, not analysis. That's what makes modern poetry works! Modern
poetry creates a short story, with visual imagery, in a few lines
rather than a few pages. Modern poetry touches your heart, by evoking
emotion with which you can relate, about things you probably have
experienced yourself. The common themes for modern poetry are
love and romance, nature, beauty, and loss and grief. These are all
things that everyone can relate to, and when written in verse form,
with modern language use, a poem or piece of prose can bring about
feelings long forgotten, remind of times of strong emotion, or speak of
dreams for the future...all in a few lines, instead of pages of story. A
good book or a novel makes you think, striking the imagination...poetry
and prose makes you feel, striking the emotions. Why not give modern
poetry a chance? You can search online for samples or go to your local
bookstore and pick up a copy and check it out. You may just be
surprised how much you enjoy reading modern poetry!
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