09-25-2012, 01:24 AM
I think poems/songs can have different meaning to everyone who reads/listens to them. If you take a picture of New York City, one person who looks at it might think it looks really depressing and frightening. Whereas another person might look at it, and think about all the fun things you can do in New York. To the reader, it shouldn't really matter what the poet had in mind when writing the poem. All that matters is the feeling/meaning each reader takes away from the poem IMO.
When giving constructive feedback, obviously if you interpret someone's poem in a different way than the poet it can be hard to give advice.
When giving constructive feedback, obviously if you interpret someone's poem in a different way than the poet it can be hard to give advice.