why you should read For poets

Julia Fusco
9/10/9
“Everyone deserves the chance to fly” is a line from the song Defying Gravity in the musical Wicked. The inspiration to fly can also be found in “For poets” literally or figuratively. Rarely do poems instruct and inspire a reader. Everyone wants inspiration one way or another. “For Poets,” a cheery poem, gives the audience that spark of emotion. Science isn’t the only class where dissection goes on. Deeper meanings can be dissected in literature too. If you Love a poem there are reasons for that love. Specifically for this poem the reasons are it has a secret meaning, it encourages who ever is enjoying this piece of literature, and the verses are written in second person.
Want to know why every person should read “For Poets?” This work of art encourages the reader. When a writer is working on a piece if literature they want to be encouraged; so does the everyday person. Parents advise their kids what to do; so can a poem. In the first line of the poem, the author recommends “Stay beautiful” “But don’t stay down underground too long.” But, the poem also tells the reader what not to do. People including authors need to know “Not to be a worm” “Or a root.” The poem instructs the reader to “Blink and think”
Although many written pieces talk from a perspective of he/she, it, or me this piece does something very few pieces do: talk directly to the reader. ” Second person is the style of writing “For Poets”. Notice the poem talks to the reader it doesn’t use he, she, it, or me. It instructs “Be the very hero of birds.” You are the one doing these actions. Unbelievably when the author talks directly to the reader it works to get the point across.
Finally, the poem has a secret meaning. Here’s the trick; whoever reads this poem thinks it’s about taking a walk or observing nature. Al Frank says, in one verse “go in to the sun” in another verse he says, “Swim up stream.” Examine, the last verse is “don’t forget to fly.” Secret meaning makes this poem worth reading. Inspiration comes in so many beautiful forms. Have an adventure, take flight, try do your best that’s “For poets” real meaning.