• MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml
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    3 years ago

    I can’t get into poetry. I don’t know why, and trying to like most poetry just feels like such a contrived effort for me. I feel like I’m missing out on something good, like my brain’s tastebuds for poetry are dead :(

    That said, maybe I should try to read more poetry and see if there’s something that hits me.

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      3 years ago

      I think a lot’s about the environment. Poetry would - before TV - be read aloud. If you’re with friends in a park, but you’re bored, a nice poem would probably be a lot more entertaining than listening to the birds.

      Open poetry nights can still be kinda fun if you’re sitting with a beer, and the poet’s funny.