01-01-2012, 07:52 AM
Aha, I see what you are saying. I think it all relates to the kind of poems that people write. I rarely write about personal aspects of my life, especially not traumatic or dramatic stuff. I don't write poetry as therapy, I write because I love language. Even if I do write about stuff like cancer, or abortion etc. it is still kind of matter of fact...because that is how I am. Upbringing, I suppose - British stiff upper lip, keeping yourself to yourself, soldiering on...all that kind of thing. I have no desire to bare my soul to the world.....which explains why no-one feels the need to give me advice.
I also don't naturally write poetry which consists of layers (I would like to be able to do so but I've got a lot of learning to do first) so again, I don't get asked what my poem means. So, my experiences have been different to those who do do so. (I like that - who do do so!)
Good topic - very enlightening to me.
I also don't naturally write poetry which consists of layers (I would like to be able to do so but I've got a lot of learning to do first) so again, I don't get asked what my poem means. So, my experiences have been different to those who do do so. (I like that - who do do so!)
Good topic - very enlightening to me.