So, I went to poetry live today and it has to be said, my favorite poem has been ruined!
I thought Homecomming was the coolest poem ever, the only one i've ever really liked during this 2 year course.
Today, Simon Armitage, the poet, ruined it.
The meaning has been compleatly fliped upside down, and now that I fully understand it, i'm not that keen on it. I enjoyed my interpretation of it so much more.
I admit it's much more kinder than my ideas and in fact it's a love poem, I thought it was a violent poem?! But it's a love poem, in the way that only the two who know the story behind it would realise what it actually is, which makes it rather cute.
However, the examiner was giving us tips and saying how to explore multiple theories, so I have two compleatly differnt interpretations of the poem. So if I do write about it, i'll get a better grade, but it won't be my favorite poem anymore.
this man is a really funny one.
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