The Beauty of Simple Poetry

I am saddened when I hear so many people say they don’t like poetry, but I understand (“A Poet’s Paradise, for Better or for Verse,” by Rick Wartzman, From First and Spring, Aug. 27). If the public were exposed to less complicated poems, many people might develop an appreciation for truly great poetry.

I find it strange that music ranges from opera to country and that prose ranges from great literature to comics, but most poetry--if it is to rate publication--must be so “deep” that it is opaque to the average person.

Bette Balliet

Mission Viejo

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Many poets work their Muse here on the West Coast. Isn’t it sad that those same poets must submit to East Coast publications in order to see their words in print!

Kathleen Gunton

Orange