! A Quiet Word To Poetry Teachers Poem by Michael Shepherd

Concise, articulate and sooooo true. How many students hate Shakespeare because they are forced to 'study' his poetry at school. Fortunately for me, I new and loved Shakespeare before the literature mistress asked me for the 'meaning'. By then, it didn't matter - I was already 'hooked'. love, Allie xxxx

Spot on. But of course it isn't approached that way. It always irritates me (HUGELY- imagine, tee hee) that teachers are supposed to encourage students to deconstruct poems to indicate 65 million different intentions of the poet. Face value, I say, and approve heartily of this succinct piece - it is going straight onto the Lever Arch files with which I kindly supply students! t x

There's no denying what this poet said! I can see this as a subject for a class debate! Kind regards. Justine

100% Michael very well said it is the individual who is the poet and no one has the right to speak otherwise! !