Machado

I'm so excited to be reading poetry for class! I've always found poetry to be so fascinating because of the ability to say so much in fewer words than almost any other form of writing. I love that a few stanzas of a great poem can take you to another place, can transport you into the mind of another human being for just a second. For me, poetry has always been my favorite means of expressing myself. Somehow, laying in bed at night thinking about whatever happens to be on my mind, poems will suddenly come to me and there's no easy to to describe it. I tend to be very wordy, and I love to write and be descriptive and just go on and on about a topic that matters to me. But, with my poetry, it seems like I can  say the same things, if not more, in fewer words. I love to anaylze poems and think of the many different many that each word could have for the author and for the reader. Reading Machado has been no different. I have thoroughly enjoyed his poetry and it's wonderful to have the chance to experience my favorite genre in another language, which although I'm biased, I believe makes it all the more beautiful!