English 2: Poetry Essay

Do poets express themselves in bad ways or good? Poets are artists that show their feelings and through words. A poem that is well known that might give young poets inspiration to write. “For Poets” by Al Young, tells how poets feel, think and write. Reasons why I like this poem is because it talks about nature, it speaks about structure and it makes you feel like u have a personal connection. Nature in the poem uses plants, trees and animals. The structure shows how a poet should be like. My favorite reason why I like this poem is I feel like I had a personal connection since I write poetry.

One reason why I like this poem, the poem expresses nature. Al Young uses things trees, birds and other things to relate to human beings. He says, “Don’t turn into a mole or a worm or a root or a stone”. I believed that this means to relate things of nature to poets who have great talent, and not to hide from the world. Young also wrote, “commune with the snakes and be the very hero or birds”. To show people not to be afraid to show your talent.

Second reason why I liked this poem talks about structure. The author expresses structure because he wants poets to understand how to write like a poet, how to feel like a poet and think like a poet. I quote from the poem, “ Don’t forget to fly,” he means don’t forget to let your voice and talent run free.

Last but certainly not least, the best reason why I liked this poem is because of the personal connection I felt when I reading it. But, personal connections can be very deep feelings about important things but deep in a way. Young says, “ Don’t forget to fly.” Understanding and reading this poem made me feel like I shouldn’t be afraid to show my talent to people, I should be able to express myself in any way I feel comfortable.

Well ending my opinion or my thought, I believe “For Poets” by Al Young is a great poem to help you get the courage and inspiration to write your own poetry. Can’t figure out if you’re a poet, then read this one it might give you a clue.