Chris Martin's Poem Blog Response

Chris Martin Blog Response

Although Chris Martin’s style of poetry keeps me focused and involved, I cannot deny the fact that it is seemingly confusing. Lines such as “A muted computer Chip” and “the impossible Sky like itself only Vaster, bleuer, two and a half” makes me think outside the box as to what Martin could be saying. Unfortunately, I have not come to any conclusion as to what those lines mean. I have considered metaphors, symbols and even devices such as personification to try to uncover what the underlying moral or message in these poems and lines could be.

In the midst of my confusion I couldn’t help but analyze each line in each poem. The one that I disagreed with the most came from “The True Meaning of Pictures” :

“I see pictures every day and by

God there is as much

Truth in them as in any shifting”

I couldn’t disagree more. In my view, pictures are everything but truthful. Usually, pictures only capture the most exciting parts of someone’s life –or the worst. For example: While facebook stalking someone you don’t know you automatically click on their pictures. Their pictures often look glamorous causing you to envy this person’s life when in reality; your pictures do the same. These pictures you’re viewing are not a good indication of what this person’s life may actually be therefore they are not portraying the truth. I understand that Martin’s line about pictures could be analyzed and interpreted in many different ways; this is just the way I understood it.

In conclusions I think Chris Martins poems make me think harder than any other poems I have read. I believe that they have many different meanings to them and what makes the poems so confusing are the small details that make up the entirety of the poems.