Writing Poetry for the Reader

If a reader reads poetry to understand the poet, it means that she/he

is curious to discover the poet and the subject she/he writes about.

Through understanding, the reader identifies and maintains an

empathetic attitude with the poet which enlarges his life-experience.

The reader can, thus, define his stance and understand himself

better through the issues that are being raised by the poet. The

poet's themes, be they personal, existential, and/or social,

are enhanced for the reader who can, thus, partake of the poet's

point of view, affectivity, and life-experience. I would call it a

dynamic participation that stimulates our cognitive capacities.