POETRY

        To speak the truth, I've never enjoyed poetry or have had that great of an experience with it. I was in my sixth grade block class when I first learned about poems and what they are and all there different types. I know this may sound kind of cliche but the first poem I remember listening to (I believe it was sometime in sixth grade even) was "Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein. Now, I'm positive that I heard some poetry of some sort or another before this but this is just the first of the ones that I remember really listening and analyzing to. This wasn't my favorite type of poem to write though was a Haiku poem. I thought it was fun because you had to count the syllables of poetry instead of just writing down words that had a meaning. My first one that I wrote about had to do with trees and birds I remember. I couldn't tell you what it was about though to save my life.
I have to admit that I've changed a lot this year, having to do with the books I read, the music I listen to, what I wear, and even the way I write and analyze things. Poetry has taken some affect to that as well because listening and reading to what other people write in their way is a way that I get into touch with me.