Secretly

Secretly, or not so secretly, I am afraid of poetry, afraid that I will not understand it, or afraid that what I will like is not actually "good" poetry ("good" by the standards of people who actually fully understand it). To compensate for this fear, I am trying to buy more poetry. I just bought a book of June Jordan's poems. I really want to get Susanna Childress's book of poems (the title of which I can't remember), mostly because I actually met her, heard her speak, and I really like her.

I wrote a poem of my own yesterday, but I won't share it, because I am afraid of it. What if it sucks? What if it's really good? Either way, I'm in a jam.

I think I'll stick to creative nonfiction.