What Comes to Mind When I Hear the Word Poetry?

When I hear the word poetry, my first thought is confusion. I am not a big fan of poetry myself. I think poetry is hard to understand at times. I may think the author is talking about one thing and he/she is talking about a whole different thing. Like our instructor, I too am a fan of Dr. Seuss. I have worked with children for about 19 years and I have read tons of Dr. Seuss a thousand times over. He was a genius indeed. I hope while working with this poetry section I will learn to enjoy poetry a little more. I read over many of the poems in our book and some just don't make sense to me:). Oh well. that's what this class is for.