True. However, these days, if you want to write poetry, you've to make that special effort.Genaaa wrote:I think it should be optional. Some people prefer to write poetry while some people actually enjoy reading it instead. I for one definitely enjoy reading it way more than writing it. Writing poetry is just something I don't really enjoy.
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I would also point out that our youth do enjoy a lot of poetry today. Perhaps not classical poetry, but I would argue that true rap is a modern form of poetry. It is self-expressive, rhythmic and emotional. Because poetry is so emotional each generation wants artists that express what they are feeling. For this generation, many rap artists have achieved that.
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Genaaa wrote:I think it should be optional. Some people prefer to write poetry while some people actually enjoy reading it instead. I for one definitely enjoy reading it way more than writing it. Writing poetry is just something I don't really enjoy.
If they are never taught the foundations of writing poetry then how will they know if it's something they might enjoy? Part of an education is experiencing different things.
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Reading poetry on the other hand was a prominent part of our curriculum, and it was because of all the poetry reports I wrote that I picked up writing poetry myself. Still, I would have liked some formal teaching: how to read meter, for example. Writing is part structure and part freedom, and the same applies to poetry. It's much easier now with the internet and online causes and even books in the library that help self-teaching in that aspect, but you can't really pick up a pen and start writing if you don't know your alphabet and how they string into words and sentences etc.
On the other hand, not every student will be interested. Should those students who dislike poetry be forced to learn how to write it if it's not part of the standard english year 12 (or whatever the final year equivalent is for you guys) exams? I think I'd prefer it as an optional elective: that way, I know I'd be in a class with people who enjoy the subject as much as I do (or, at the very least, picked it as the lesser of few evils).
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Jasmine M Wardiya wrote:My school was one of those who didn't teach music...nor really taught creative writing of any sort. We were allowed to do it on our own, and some assignments were open enough to allow it but the marks would automatically get scaled up or down so you either did really well or really poorly, so it was rather silly in that aspect. In any case, you had to take the initiative yourself to do any sort of creative writing. No teaching, no formal club, no anthology to publish student pieces and nothing to really invite them to try.
Reading poetry on the other hand was a prominent part of our curriculum, and it was because of all the poetry reports I wrote that I picked up writing poetry myself. Still, I would have liked some formal teaching: how to read meter, for example. Writing is part structure and part freedom, and the same applies to poetry. It's much easier now with the internet and online causes and even books in the library that help self-teaching in that aspect, but you can't really pick up a pen and start writing if you don't know your alphabet and how they string into words and sentences etc.
On the other hand, not every student will be interested. Should those students who dislike poetry be forced to learn how to write it if it's not part of the standard english year 12 (or whatever the final year equivalent is for you guys) exams? I think I'd prefer it as an optional elective: that way, I know I'd be in a class with people who enjoy the subject as much as I do (or, at the very least, picked it as the lesser of few evils).
Usually it really does depend on the school. Our high school had either English or AP English. And then in college I took creative writing and I learned alot more. (Not required by everyone but I was an English major anyhow) It will also depend on your teacher. There are some teachers where you won't learn much because they are just doing their job and others where you absorb what they teach because they truly love teaching. And in some ways we are lucky these days, with all the technology around us. We can learn so much more if we wanted to.
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