The Post Card Exchange discussion

I have found a great poet in John Keats - who I've never read before. I was very interested to find how short his life was - such a short career and what wonderful poems. He also never knew he became famous. I love these poems!

Wait, you mean Keats, the famous English Romantic Keats? How'd you never read any Keats? You went to school in the US, right?

I've never read Keats either. I did go to school in the US. I am going to have to look him up. Thanks, Michaela!

I studied Germans and Russian poets in my college intensive writing courses, we didn't have any Keats or Byron or Shelley. I know the names but I was never a big lover of poetry, so while I would read British authors, I never struck out onto poetry...you all are my English tutors (Tudors) now LOLOLOL

Michaela,

Don't get me started on the Tudors....!

LOL

I just received a poem of Pablo Neruda. I really enjoyed it, so I looked him up. I think I've found a new love... :-)

I'd like to have poets not from America or Britain. Any suggestions in addition to Pablo Neruda?

You know, I just have a really hard time with translated poetry. It inevitably loses something. I read Joseph Brodsky (ALL of it! Jeezus, it was a chore. NEVER set out to read the "entire collected works" of anyone who wrote for 30 years.) and I enjoyed a lot of it, but it still felt incomplete. You speak German, right, Michaela? Have you tried many German poets?

I have a book of German verse, but I haven't cracked it in forever. I'm going to send you one in German Mindy!

Haha! My Oma will love it when I forward it on to her!

(They tried to teach us when we were little, but we weren't impressed.)

Pablo Neruda is my favourite poet of all time. His words have the power to bring tears to my eyes. I have to restrain myself from sending out one of his poems every month.

I don't mind to get a poemm of Neruda every month!
I would love to,he moves me,too.

I am realizing that I don't have that much experience in reading poetry. I've always written poems, but rarely read famous poet's works.

So thanks for your recommendations - I'm gonna look 'em up in a second. (;