December 28, 2015
If All They Get Are Dull Readings, No Wonder Teenagers Loathe Poetry
In my regular job, I write educational material for teenagers, and their reaction to poetry is almost always “ugh.” Now, they’re teenagers, so “ugh” is one of their main reactions to anything; however, many of them really, sincerely loathe poetry. Some have enough trouble reading already (literacy in our country is really going downhill), and others have only experienced poetry...