tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708058998599575175.post4159617508777333473..comments2023-07-18T04:22:10.074-07:00Comments on Deanotations: A Comment on Comments on PoemsDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13288987227344290690noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708058998599575175.post-82981311333530099212009-02-06T13:10:00.000-08:002009-02-06T13:10:00.000-08:00I especially appreciate reason #2, since I’m the r...I especially appreciate reason #2, since I’m the reader who often gets left behind. Reason number one is delightful – the more breaking of fixed ideas, the better, in my opinion.<BR/><BR/>I think some people are very sensitive to the fact that a poem takes on a life of its own. It means different things to different people, just like other language. I’ve been touched by the fact that a poem I wrote and thought very little about had a great impact on one of my daughters. Other poems are very important to me and draw little attention from others. Maybe some people are afraid that if they know what the poet was thinking, they won’t be as free to get their own meaning from a poem. However, that’s just a theory; I don’t find that to be true for myself. I actually can think better if I am not in mystery about what you mean, or whether I am missing something profound.Cheryl Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217783712265747401noreply@blogger.com