Reflection

Today I finished putting together my final portfolio and my personal reflection. While completing my reflection I really started thinking about the amount of writing I did in this class and what I thought about poetry before taking this class. Ill be honest I really only knew a handful of poets before taking this class. I took the class off of a recommendation from a friend who said it was a lot of fun. So initially I really knew next to nothing about poetry. Now I know so much more and with that knowledge have gained an appreciation for poetry as a whole. I understand how poetry can affect you when you read it, and what goes into writing a really good poem. The main thing I learned about poetry this semester would have to be that when you read a really good poem, it is almost like sharing a thought with another person. And that is really something amazing I think and makes me really appreciate it.