Personal versus Public Poetry - 550 Words

Personal vs. Public Poets write poetry to express their inner thoughts and views. In Seamus Heaney’s poem â€Å"From the Frontier of Writing,† Heaney describes how the publics react to his poetry. Heaney does this by portraying the process of going through a military transport. Heaney shows a conflict between his inner thoughts and the public’s reactions to them. This creates tension between the personal and the public. Throughout this poem, Heaney portrays the process of going through a military transport. He makes the reader feel as if they are the ones going through the process by his use of ‘you, your, and you’re’ throughout the poem. Heaney tries to use this poem to show the reader his feeling towards the media and critic of his poetry. Heaney uses images of hostility by the soldiers in stanzas 1-6 to express how he feels when someone criticizes or reads his poem. Heaney faces readers and critics inspecting his poetry such as, â€Å"troops inspect [the car’s] make and number† (Heaney, line 2 -3). Heaney feels as if the critiques are marksmen, â€Å"training down out of the sun upon [him] like a hawk,† (Heaney, lines17-18). Heaney fears of judgment as the critiques, â€Å"eyeing with intent,† inspect his poem (Heaney, line 5). In the last two stanzas, there is a shift in tone as Heaney feels that the critics and readers are gone. Suddenly, Heaney feels, â€Å"arraigned yet freed,† as he finally passes through the soldiers or cri tics (Heaney, line 19). This shows the relief he feels whenShow MoreRelatedThe Decay Of The Human Mentality837 Words   |  4 Pageshuman mindset in both physical and metaphysical circumstances. Poetry is a form of expression that allows the writer to discuss harsh or tender political and philosophical topics and to vent frustration without directly offending the general public. 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