Reading poetry

How can I start reading poetry?? Seriously, I have never liked poetry, nor anything romantic. I find it boring and tedious. But I would like to fill this gap in my literary repertoire. Please don't just recommend me authors (although recommendations are obviously welcome), but tell me how do I grasp their beauty. What I'm asking is how do I read them, and how do I start to like them (if possible at all).

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What you're asking is like asking me how to get a Dog to appreciate Mozart. You either have the ability to get it or you don't, you clearly don't and are a lesser being for it

>I have never liked poetry, nor anything romantic.
Poetry doesn't have to be romantic.

You don't read a poem like you would read a novel. You have to re-read them. Often. Feel the rhythm and the sounds. Understand the imagery and symbolism. Understand the context if there is one. Mostly just enjoy the distilled beauty of words in their most concentrated form.

is it bad that this girl does not arouse me

Thinks poetry is about romance. How about you actually read some poetry that isn't poindexter quotes on facebook. Also, unlike much prose, you have to reread to understand the basics of many poems. Read Pound's two-line poem until you understand everything about it, and you might get poetry.

No. It's your own sexuality, you have no control over it, and no one else's opinion matters.

I'm guessing you don't want to read poetry because the only times you've read it were in school or the stuffy poems written by authors Veeky Forums likes. Try reading some modern stuff, or some humorous poems. That'd be a good place to start off with.

Not quite; humans progress. It is true that you will never like some things, but with the proper training you can learn to appreciate music, literature or paintings, because you can learn the details to pay attention to.

Thanks! this is the type of tips I'm looking for!

Any suggestions? I have actually tried the most famous poets of the world so far. Perhaps obscure authors are a nice place to start.

OP. First of all don't listen to Second of all: Try Baudelaire. But do it this way: Read Le Spleen De Paris and then Les Fleurs Du Mal. Most of the stories in Spleen are very short short stories and the step from his style to Les Fleurs Du Mal is easy and also he fucking rocks and doesn't give a shit about normal "romantics". More like the decadent sickness of attraction.

Thanks!! Will do!!