02-08-2016, 06:43 AM
If I read a poem in 2003 that had a magical affect on me though I was ignorant of a lot of things about it, then in 2010 I heard or read something that added dimensions to the poem, I feel that's a richer experience than having it all footnoted or cited online or told by a college teacher at the first reading of it. I think ignorance and mystery adds to your experience of a poem, and has it pay off over time if you keep it close to you.
Reading a poem wrongly might open you up to new ideas of your own that you wouldn't have had had you understood what you were reading perfectly and immediately.
Reading a poem wrongly might open you up to new ideas of your own that you wouldn't have had had you understood what you were reading perfectly and immediately.