Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Ammons
After discussing a bit of Ammons' poetry in class, I have gained a larger appreciation for his style of poetry. I think when I first read his poems, I felt there was no depth to his poems and was extremely confused for the most part. However, after we discussed his style in class, and his intent NOT to make everything funny on purpose, I really started to develop an appreciation for the way he writes. After reading Ammons' second portion, I felt that his message is a little more clear, yet at times I feel he digresses from his original intention. To be honest, I was quite confused once again in reading this, but I felt more connected to Ammons' personal style. I feel that his style is essentially a type of food you try at first and hate but after a while start to appreciate.
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I agree with your sentiment that Ammons' style of writing is confusing. I also gained more of an appreciation for it after our first class discussion. His arbitrary line breaks seem all the more interesting in the second part of the reading now that I know how they came about. While his content remained confusing at some points, I can see more of a direction in the second half of the reading as well.
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