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

[Achebe]

Good grief, what part of 'sensory perception' don't you understand?

I don't like reading angry posts. If you find yourself exasperated, then why are you persisting in this discussion?

Tasting cheese stimulates our taste buds, that then activates certain areas of the brain. How is it different than tasting cheese?

Are you asking me "how is poetry reading different from tasting cheese"? Simple: I can taste cheese. I don't know what I am to expect from poetry, an eye-gasm, an ear-gasm, or both. Tried reading it silently - nothing. Read over a dozen poems aloud with a boring tone (listening to myself psychoacoustically) - nothing. Recorded and listened to myself reciting those very same poems with pauses, a sense of rhythm, and a stronger tone, but still with my ever so annoying speaking voice - nothing. I feel like all I'm reciting is text loaded with metaphors (assuming that I have to ignore the poet's intent, as in not to pay attention to the meaning of the content). It is as though something is still missing.

I don't know what you're trying to achieve in this thread. You've got multiple answers to your question, now make up your mind and move on. You framed your question as a request for help, but have been engaging in inane arguments with people who've been giving you their point of view. If you'd framed the question as a point of debate you would've got a different response and a lot of people wouldn't have wasted time indulging you in the first place.