Poll: It can't be all bad, with over 50% of the respondents saying they love poetry and read all they can about it.
Here are the poll results “Poetry and You” with the question, “Which statement best describes your experience with poetry?”
- I love it and read everything I can about it. (54.84%)
- I hate it and avoid it always. (3.23%)
- I've never really tried to read poetry. (6.45%)
- I'm taking a course about poetry, but I'm not enjoying it. (6.45%)
- I write poetry but never read it. (29.03%)
The results are quite positive with over half the respondents saying they love it and read everything they can about it. Too bad about the three percent that are totally missing out. I always wonder about people who hate things that they know nothing about. On the other hand, maybe that’s the only way hate is possible, because when you really learn about something, you can always find something about it to like.
To those folks who’ve have never really tried to read poetry, I say, welcome aboard, you’ve come to the right place. And the poor souls stuck in a class, forced to study and not enjoying it—well maybe by the end of the course, you will discover that your position has changed. At least, that’s what we hope for.
And while the percentage shrank since I wrote in an earlier blog about the topic, still over a quarter of the responders belong to that odd group that writes poetry but never reads it. I’ll bet you folks think that “a poem can mean anything you want it to mean.” I also image you write things like “I put my shoes on my head / and go to town / waiting for blue lilies to / mingle with the / frogs on the dashboard / of my mind…”
Thank you--all who took time to respond to the poll. Please check out the next poll, and then expect another analysis after it is complete. Ain't poetry fun???
