There are so many points that are rational in the article The Necessity to Speak written by Sam Hamill. I found it very interesting the perspective that he put things into. He really gives it to you cut and dry. I have always thought that poetry contained a lot of emotion and most often used to express emotion. But after reading what Sam Hamill said “We are dead wrong”(Hamill 549). He explained why he thinks that—it makes sense. It’s important to speak—“to get out of hell” as Hamill would say--writing is one’s escape. Over the years I have been told and read from many authors what “good writers and readers” should consist of. It’s important to know what creative writing is being done for. What is the purpose? Who are you writing to? And where would something like this be read. It’s so easy when reading to get caught up in the “What and why’s?” Stay focused and everything else will fall into place. All those things Sam Hamill reiterates in the article. There are so many humans who just ignore and pretend not to have emotion. That is a strong statement Hamill made—it is not only true but sad. Why are people so cruel? One of my favorite parts of the whole article is when Hamill talked about how true poets are challenged with telling people what they already know and do not want to hear. When I hear that I think of how often that statement is used. It is used in several types of relationships in different aspects of someone’s life. He had so many great ways of explaining how deep poetry is and can be. He talked a lot about violence and how using the right “names” is so essential—and will make such a huge impact. His third way is very profound—“it beings with accepting responsibility for our own words and deeds.” If only the world was actually like that. Poetry is intense and can be looked at in many different ways. I am defiantly going to keep in mind what Sam Hamill wrote.
Work Cited:
Hamill, Sam. The Necessity to Speak. 6/17/2010. Print.
Here is a link to check out more about Sam Hamill
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