In the poem "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins, he pokes fun at the fact that critics don't really enjoy poems, and instead prefer to "torture a confession" out of them in order to understand their meaning.
Listening to this poem, you can hear the humor and sarcasm in his voice as he describes in vivid detail how critics hit his poems with a hose in order to understand their meaning. In a casual way, he wants to point to the fact that he simply wants his poems to be enjoyed.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018
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Trees of Men
I have always been fascinated with trees. Ever since I was young, I loved to climb and play in them. I would observe them and ma...
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I have always been fascinated with trees. Ever since I was young, I loved to climb and play in them. I would observe them and ma...