Until I got to college and began exploring deeper literature, I had not been exposed to much poetry. I was not that interested in it, and I did not have a great desire to read it. After having a class that dwelt heavily on poetry and the meanings behind it, I have been more inclined to read it and find poems that relate to my life and the world around me. Finding poems with rich meanings and strong messages are exciting. My classes paired with the movie Dead Poet Society were the two driving forces to growing my reading horizons. My eyes were opened to an entirely new world of literature. Originally, I was somewhat narrow-minded when it came to my opinion of poetry. To change my mind, it took an impressive Shakespeare class and a compelling movie. For some, that may seem like an unlikely reason, but it worked. Whatever the reason may be, it does not matter how poetry entered someone’s life and reading repertoire. The factor that matters is that the world of poetry has been entered and has the chance to open the minds and perspectives of a new generation. With a new-found love, I looked forward to an event the Writing Center hosted every year around Halloween. I like to hear all of the poems people had either written or had a connection with as students and staff would recite them. I generally enjoyed the night as an audience member after I helped with setup and prep, but another Writing Fellow always managed to guilt me into reciting a poem. The poetry night event attracted great crowds, and it even grew to an encore event during the winter semester too. It was a fun night that celebrated poetry that I looked forward to while I was a student there, and in that space of academia, it could be agreed upon that poetry is life. Stay Curious, Kayla ©Inquisitive Perspectives 2017
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