Throughout
the years, my style of reading has changed. While I love to sit down a binge a
big fat book, I find less and less time to do so due to the large amount of
extracurricular activities and homework I have waiting for me after school.
Reading has always been something I've enjoyed, but since I lack the time to
read a novel, I've needed to change the style of books I read. This is my
solution: Poetry. It allows me to enjoy stories and cunning penmanship without
the length of a novel.
My favorites
right now are We Wear the Mask by Paul Lawrence Dunbar and Hope
is the Thing with Feathers by Emily Dickinson, both of which are
included in Americans’ Favorite Poems: The Favorite Poem Project
Anthology edited by Robert Pinsky and Maggie Dietz. This collection of
poems is filled with timeless classics from around the world that hold a
special place in the hearts of America. Other poets whose works are displayed
include E.E. Cummings, Lewis Carol, and Robert Frost.
Another
poetry collection I enjoy to read is A Field Sing-A-Long, given to me by
a friend to study hiragana (one of the Japanese alphabets). Inside the works of
several Japanese artists, in Hiragana on the left and translated to English on
the right, sit waiting to be enjoyed. The pieces are mainly about life and
nature, and each one captures not only the sight, but the feeling of each
experience as well.
Reading
poetry has become a joy in my life, and it can become a joy in your life too,
for the cheap price of 2 minutes paid at anytime you prefer.
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