This is How I Feel
"Lyric poetry, the most varied and widespread kind, is that in which an individual speaker expresses what he or she feels, perceives, and thinks" (14).
When I write my own poetry, mine most definitely falls under lyric poetry. I'm just saying what I feel and expressing ideas whether I am in a good or bad mood. I like to read this kind of poetry because it allows me to feel a connection with the poet.
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Dennis G. Jerz on This is How I Feel: Richelle, knowing your persona
Lauren Miller on This is How I Feel: I am a poet as well and I also
Lauren Miller on This is How I Feel: I am a poet as well and I also
I am a poet as well and I also tend to write lyric poetry. I agree with you--it does open a door to the author's mind. With other poems that include fictional characters and such, it is sometimes hard to identify with the person behind the words. I do think that lyric poetry can be more relatable than other poetry because it displays true emotions.
Richelle, knowing your personal tastes is a good step towards noticing how those tastes influence your interpretation of literature.
If reading poetry that is a window to the author's soul is your favorite way to experience literature, it might help to note that some poets create imaginary characters to do the speaking in their poems. Such an author is carefully constructing an experience for the benefit of the reader, and that experience may not include displaying the author's "true emotion," so evaluating a poem based on how much emotion it displays is only one way of looking at it. (Ethan has written a good blog about how important it is in fiction to leave certain things out. The issue is much the same in poetry.)
We will read some works in which the authors work hard in order to keep us from identifying too closely with the characters.