Poetry Background

     I have no exciting poetry background that I know of, and I'm really hoping that that won't effect my grade (at least not in a negative way -haha). No nostalgic poems or rhymes that I remember from childhood, no poetry contest that "changed my life". If anything, I'm horrible with poetry because I'm extremely horrible with memorization. But I do enjoy reading Poems just the same. I can respect a poet, and I do in fact enjoy watching people perform poems. The nice thing about poetry is that you can express a ton of meaningful things/theories within a few ''sentences'', if you will. I don't go to poetry readings (or recitings) but I'll listen to a poem if someone tells one to me.
     My favorite thing to do (dealing with poems) is analyzing and sometimes writing them. This is because of the many views you can get, even if you're the one who wrote the poem. Because everyone thinks differently, a poem is that much more capable of holding these deep suggestions. I would say more, but I can feel myself becoming rather repetitive. This positive feeling is really towards poetry itself, which is why I can't just pick out a poem and a poet's name. Though when you dig into the types of poems, I must say that I'm not a big fan of meaningless, "fun" little rhymes. "Fire and Ice" is in fact on the edge of this boundary(Sorry Mrs. Gilman!). Yes you could definitely fight me on the 'meaningless' part, but I think I have a hard time enjoying it because there isn't much that you can get out of it. It's very literal if you ask me.
     Overall, I enjoy the poems I can pick apart and I'm not so great when it comes to reciting. Still, I envy those who can do so with emotion, and I can still respect a poem when I see (or hear) one. When I hear the word "poetry" in the classroom I think of memorization, which has become a danger to my grade (so not a very happy thought). But when I hear "poetry" anywhere else, it reminds me of an unfathomable work of art.