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

[AndreyGaganov]

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. 

I don't know what to do with this kind of tone, so I'll just have to brush it off. If you don't like the thread, why not ignore it?

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. 

Yes, their points of view are valuable to me. Getting multiple answers to my question is my way of building some muscle, preparing myself for poetry. Don't wanna go camping without food or a flashlight. 

You framed your question as a request for help, but have been engaging in inane arguments with people ...

I'm not even addressing this one, or it will certainly give birth to an argument. 

If you'd framed the question as a point of debate you would've got a different response ...

My social skills are not very strong, but I'm working on it. 

How would you frame my question as a point of debate? Because I am interested in getting a different response. 

... and a lot of people wouldn't have wasted time indulging you in the first place.

Well, then, I apologize. I just couldn't think of a better way to familiarize myself with poetry. I was looking for shortcuts instead of getting frustrated with reading the same poems over and over, asking myself "Why do I continue to dice with this?"

As far as I'm concerned, this has not been for naught. I got a number of takes. Some of them coincide, others are surprisingly different. It's better than nothing.