A Poetry Collection by someone who hates poetry collections
By Kim Snow
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A Poetry Collection by someone who hates poetry collections - Kim Snow
You hate poetry collections? Why? And why publish one?
My story about poetry and poetry collection goes back to my teenage years. I always loved writing. Every time we had to write essays in school, I loved it. I also loved reading and was a regular visitor in our local libraries (back then, libraries were the easiest and most affordable way for me to read as much as I wanted – they were special places).
When I was 15, I started dreaming of writing my own book. At the age of 16, a friend encouraged me to write fan fiction for our favourite anime, Sailor Moon
. How I wish I still had these stories. I wrote three extra seasons for the show, introducing three new characters (two of my friends and myself – because we all wanted to be Sailor Soldiers!).
I also wrote one or the other poem. One day, I wanted to have some professional
feedback. Who would be better suited for that than my literature teacher, right? I handed Mr. G one of my poems, which, in my heart, was dedicated to three characters from Sailor Moon (which he obviously did not know).
What did the man do? The same day, we had a literature class. Keep in mind, I am talking about a class full of 16- year-olds here.
Teenagers.
Most of which had no interest in the subject.
That day, our teacher opened the class with the words: Today, we will look at a contemporary poem written by one of your classmates.
I could have killed him.
The sniggers of my classmates were not even the worst thing. I could not believe how he picked