People who read poetry, for example, like the feel, the heft and the smell of a book.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think that is where poetry reading becomes such an individual thing. I mean I have friend who like poets who just don't say anything to me at all, I mean they seem to me rather ordinary and pedestrian.
I'm very aware of the presence of a reader, and that probably is a reaction against a lot of poems that I do read which seem oblivious to my presence as a reader.
Poets deal in writing about feelings and trying to find the language and images for intense feelings.
I think many people love poetry who don't know they love it. People are sometimes afraid of poetry, or they've been introduced to poetry that doesn't speak to them.
I read mostly poetry.
It's like I understand images and some people understand poetry.
Human beings love poetry. They don't even know it sometimes... whether they're the songs of Bono, or the songs of Justin Bieber... they're listening to poetry.
A poet must be a psychologist, but a secret one: he should know and feel the roots of phenomena but present only the phenomena themselves in full bloom or as they fade away.
I've been surprised to learn how many people love poetry. It's beautiful to see that people want poetry in their lives.
I don't think anybody reads a book of poetry front to back. Editors and reviewers only. I don't think anybody else does.