Favorite Poet

“Who is a Poet” may seem to be nothing more than a list of contradicting characteristics; it paints an image for the reader as to who and what a poet does.

This poem really stands out to me because of the fact that is it’s written in couplets. I enjoy this form because it is simple and easy. My mind likes information presented in such a way that I read it, hear it, and it sticks. Small groups of information work best for this method; also the fact that the first statement is nothing more than a contradiction to the second. In addition, the characteristics given to the poet do not set him apart from the idea of the general “normal” person. Note I use the term normal loosely. Instead the attributes create a more common ground and more openly relating relationship between poet and audience.

My favorite couplet of the poem is “a poet is one who has told lies/ and one who has been told lies”. This line really stands out and I feel like I can connect to it because I believe that some of the best and most relating aspects of writing are fictional. This is one of the most beautiful parts of writing, artistic freedom.