Poetry

Recently there was a poetry spoken word outside the library at San Jose State. There was a nice stage and many seats available for the public to take a seat and listen to some poetry. This event was the SJSU Legacy of poetry day. It is amazing how something as simple as spoken words can engage a full audience. I understand how powerful poetry can be because I used to write poetry when I was younger. I am the type of person who feels the need to be strong at all times and won’t allow anyone to see me in a vulnerable position because I don’t like to feel hopeless or sad. If I am ever in a sad or dramatic situation, I would rather just burry my feelings or transfer them somewhere else. While growing up, poetry was my way of transferring my feelings away from my mind. While I was listening to the poems being performed in front of the library, I felt a strong connection to the poets because of the way they were reading them. The poets were reading their poems with such passion I couldn’t help but feel inspired to hopefully start writing again. I appreciate being a student at San Jose state because I enjoy events that the University hosts such as this poetry reading. I literally had just been released from class and heard the performances going on and was able to watch and enjoy poetry for free. Even though I was surrounded by people I did not know, I still felt like I belonged there in that moment and we were all connected because we were all there to purely enjoy poetry. Communication of meaningful words is what brought the audience together in a peaceful manner that day.