Andrey's questions about poems (split from the intro thread)

[AndreyGaganov]

I find it difficult to believe that there's no poetry by anyone anywhere that you'd gravitate toward. Authors are so diverse. Personally, I had to get away from reading the classics, as weird as that sounds. I actually like the poetry of my generation (I'm 36 everybody! Now you know! As if anyone cares ), and I would recommend checking out some contemporary volumes from the library -- books of emerging poets and young poets.

I tend to be cautious (very often do I turn my back) when it comes to new music. I find myself reveling when getting into the classics. I suspect that I will develop the same kind of attitude towards poetry ... as soon as I figure out the whole "the need for metaphors" business (which so far seems to be about being succinct). 

I also find it incredible that you don't think that there's a musicality to poetry. Music is my primary form of artistic expression (I'm a pianist, as is my mother). I just read "The Raven" the other night by Edgar Allen Poe, and I read it through several times just to feel the pressure of the beats.

Well, as I've pointed out before (though I am responding kind of late to your post, to be fair), I get the 'rhythm' part. As I see it, I as a musician (who's trying to make it his living) and the people here (the poetry aficionados) understand the word 'music' differently in the context of this discussion about poetry.