tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11334369.post111404867482192684..comments2024-03-23T00:20:51.413-05:00Comments on Sara Holbrook's Blog Spot: What does poetry do, really?sara holbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09500715824049610614noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11334369.post-1114109102028667142005-04-21T13:45:00.000-05:002005-04-21T13:45:00.000-05:00Cool blog! Keep it up!What does poetry do?Maybe a...Cool blog! Keep it up!<BR/><BR/>What does poetry do?<BR/><BR/>Maybe a better question is "what does poetry do to me?"Paul McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828543002128557210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11334369.post-1114105990971863022005-04-21T12:53:00.000-05:002005-04-21T12:53:00.000-05:00it is able to do so because it uses both the meani...it is able to do so because it uses both the meaning of the words, along with the sound of the words and the rhythm - taken together it means more than the words themselves literally do -so in that sense it is condensed...Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01617786206678927288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11334369.post-1114099137769682122005-04-21T10:58:00.000-05:002005-04-21T10:58:00.000-05:00the answer i heard ages ago, that i liked is that ...the answer i heard ages ago, that i liked is that poetry is "condensed language"<BR/><BR/>poetry condenses and distills experience in an artful way...Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01617786206678927288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11334369.post-1114097285101784462005-04-21T10:28:00.000-05:002005-04-21T10:28:00.000-05:00What does poetry do? Hrm.For the person writing po...What does poetry do? Hrm.<BR/><BR/>For the person writing poetry, I think poetry lets that little nugget in everybody's gut go nuts.<BR/><BR/>For the person reading poetry aloud, I think poetry keeps them from taking the beauty of speech for granted.<BR/><BR/>For the person reading poetry silently, I think it keeps them from feeling alone inside their head. If it is good poetry of course.<BR/><BR/>So, sorta what you said I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com