Contemporary Poetry

Creative City

to look, and not avert one's gaze;
that is where all the art is, the passion
and the city. people who do not look,
cannot see canvas, or poems or

notes for
happiness

art does not begin with art,
but in the eyes. the eyes are everything
when you look up at another,
and look away without a smile,

you have killed
everything you want to
bring home, oh citizen


I enjoyed this poem because it was very misleading. When i first read it, I did not like it. I thought it was a sensless poem, with no meaning. However the reason I did like it, is because it is open for interpretation. This poem forces you to read it several times and look for a deeper meaning, finding out what it truely means to you. After I read the poem a couple of times, I started to understand it. To me, it means that people do not look for the truer meaning in life. There are so many things that we just past by day to day, and never really study or take the time to appreciate. You are able to see something for what it really is when you take the time to look at it. I think that it means that everything in the world can be seen as art, and we have to be able to smile and appreciate it for what it is, no matter our perspective.
I like contemporary style of poetry. I like it because it is somewhat grammatically incorrect. I think that it adds a bit of spunk to it. Also, I like the fact that the poem is short. It sends a message but it doesnt drag on. It also has the ability to make you think.