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I don't love it...
I don't love how many of us were conditioned early on to fear poetry. Somewhere along the way, poetry became something to decode, dissect, or even dread. The fear of being wrong, of not understanding, of not being "smart enough" leaves a bad taste with many people.
I don't love how poetry rarely makes an appearance in society. Our desire for instant gratification and the quick fix is at direct odds with poetry's slower, strange magic.
I don't love the phrase “I don’t get poetry,” especially when it's worn like a badge of honor. It is usually said with a shrug or a dismissive chuckle, like poetry is some fussy thing meant only for academics. We never say “I don’t get music” or “I don’t get movies." We trust that these forms will meet us where we are. "Getting poetry" insinuates it is something we are either born understanding or destined to avoid.
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