The World Of Poetry By Michael Dickman - 1184 Words

The world of poetry is often thought of as a world of Shakespearian sonnets and sappy proclamations of love and longing. However, if you dig deeper you will discover poets such as Emily Dickinson, Allen Ginsberg, Sylvia Plath, Theodore Roethke, etc., who have all discussed suffering, sadness, and mortality in beautiful ways. Michael Dickman, a contemporary poet, is no stranger to suffering, and much of his works contain stories of the pains we must face in today’s society. Dickman’s poems discuss â€Å"spiritual longing, the improbable expectations fathers have for their sons, drug abuse, gritty neighborhoods, and unfailingly complicated human relationships (coppercanyonpress).† However, although his poems are bursting with loss and disappointment, they still allow the reader to know that â€Å"still/there is a lot to pray to/on earth† and that with suffering comes hope. Throughout this poetry course, I have personally been interested in poems that focus on suffering and what comes after pain, which is what draws me most to Michael Dickman. My love for Dickman originally started with his twin brother Matthew and his poem â€Å"Slow Dance.† Matthew’s poems are truly beautiful and special, however, I get a larger sense of pain and suffering from Michael’s poems. They are darker and more brooding than Matthew’s. Some people even go as far as to say that Michael and Matthew, although twins, are polar opposites in poetry, even when their poetry focuses on many of the same issues. InShow MoreRelatedLove As a Theme In a Poem Essay899 Words   |  4 PagesLove is one of the main sources that move the world, and poetry is not an exception, this shows completely the feelings of someone. In â€Å"Litany† written by Billy Collins, â€Å"Love Poem† by John Frederick Nims, â€Å"Song† by John Donne, â€Å"Lov e† by Matthew Dickman and â€Å"Last Night† by Sharon Olds navigate around the same theme. Nevertheless, they differ in formats and figurative language that would be compared. For this reason, the rhetoric figures used in the poems will conduct us to understand the insights