metonymy4u

I was at a poetry reading several weeks ago. Most of the readings were in the narrative, “post-confessional” genre. I liked a lot of the readings very much. The host of the reading afterwards said he didn’t care for that genre. That it didn’t take poetry seriously enough. That poetry for him was about expressing a feeling, not about who can tell the most entertaining story. I was glad to hear him say that. I feel the same way. I want to integrate what I learned from them into an emotional story. The way a musician learns from the title of the work. I want it to exhibit the courage of words.