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Reading and Writing Poetry is an Addiction

The January 7, 2014 prompt for "Blogging Circle of Friends Prompt Forum"  is
Tell us what kind of poetry appeals to you? Why? Which poet is your favorite?
If you do not enjoy reading poetry why?

Asking a poet what kind of poetry appeals to her is like asking coffee drinker if she prefers whole bean or preground coffee because it depends on the blend, the fineness of the grind, how dark the coffee, and how robust the flavor. Whether the poet likes a specific poem depends on the form, the flow, the rhythm, the rhyme, etc. It is difficult for me to chose which kind of poetry I like because there are so many variables in each form and with each poem.

Poetry's appeal?
Secular or religious?
Rhymed or unrhymed?
Form or free verse?

Poetry is an addiction!
It is a hunger
that only writing or reading
can sate.

Asking a poet who is her favorite poet, is like asking a coffee drinker if she just wants one cup of coffee. One cup of coffee cannot satisfy a coffee drinker any more the one favorite poet can satisfy a poet's passion for the metaphor or the simile. I cannot chose one favorite poet because each poet I read has a different appeal and usually teaches me something new about poetry.

Food for Thought: "Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history." - Plato