My New Found Passion In Life: Poetry

THIS POST (or at least parts of it) WAS INSPIRED BY: Alex Caldiero, Angela Baranowski, Jon Baranowski, Nate Murray, Terri Baranowski, Eric Baranowski, Jake Tolley, Troy from the show Community, some random chick I sat next to at graduation, and the movie Role Models.

I am not one who is big on poetry. I mean... I appreciate the idea of poetry... I am glad there are artists out there who write it and people out there who like to read it... i'm just not one of those people. It's not that I have anything against it, It's just that I typically can't focus long enough to understand what the heck message the poet is trying to deliver. I always assumed that me and poetry just do not understand one another. I went through high school and college with this assumption; that is, until the 27th day in April in the year twenty twelve, the day of my graduation from Utah Valley University.

During my graduation convocation, Alex Caldiero, Senior Artist in Residence at UVU, read one of his poems. It was at that moment that I realized that me and poetry could actually coexist. It wasn't that there was no place for poems in my life previously, it was just that up until this particular day nobody had delivered a poem that spoke to me; a poem that could launch its words from its pages to perform a perfect symphony, Nay! To display an enlightening theatrical performance because it could be both seen and heard. Alex Caldiero was the first to ignite a passion within me for the art of poetry through this reading:



I totally understood all of that. If you didn't it's probably because you didn't graduate from UVU. It's not your fault though, how could you know?

When Alex was later asked about his thoughts on flowers, he had this to say:



I do want to say in all seriousness though, having watched several of Alex's videos on youtube, his passion for what he does gives me a sincere desire to become that passionate about anything! I resolve to look for the opportunities in life where I can simply experience the moment.
May we all gain/enhance our ability to find the things in life that we can get excited for and feel deeply about. Once you find your passions, "own it!" Whether it's poetry, genealogy, LARP (Live Action Role Playing), or even something as retarded as gardening... If you love doing it then own it and enjoy every minute of it and all that becomes a product of it.