Poetry

http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/21092

The poem that I found and decided to read about was called, The Vampire. It was on the front screen of poets.com so I guess I found it because it deals with Halloween. Anyway, it is by Madison Julius Cawein and it is about a women vampire and her encounter with her. She talks about the beauty of the vampire and the colors of her dress and the surrounding environment. She gives vivid descriptions of her physical features as well, and I could really picture what she looked like. Then towards the end of the poem, the vampire bites her neck and awaits her death. The tone of the poem is mysterious and a little frightening, but also you can feel a sense of beauty about the vampire. The poem definitely had a rhyme scheme, every other line rhymed. The poet made it sound very intriguing and made me want to read more.

When I saw the blog was about poetry, I rolled my eyes and thought it was going to be so boring. I have to admit i really liked the poem and wished it was even longer. It actually made sense to me and it was not some boring poem put together with random words that had nothing to do with the title. That is what I had thought most poetry was. I do not ever read poetry unless I have to so I do not think it is that important, but that is just my opinion. Poetry is probably very important in some peoples lives. It might be a way to express feelings or fantasies. I feel like poetry was more popular in earlier days, I do not really here of people reading it as much now but I am sure it is still important in some ways.