For the English Symposium I had the opportunity to listen to poet, Wyn Cooper. Mr. Cooper is a spunky man who loves poetry. It was interesting going and listening to him read his poems because he would tell about the background and thought process he had while writing. Out of Mr. Cooper’s poems I found two very interesting; including one of the first ones he wrote, and one named “Frosting.”
Although he did not read us the first poem he wrote, he told us a lot about the background. He was in junior high and even though his mother was not dying, he wrote a poem about the death of his mother. He gave it to his girlfriend who then showed her mother. Her mother had connections with the radio station, and she ended up getting it to be read by a man named Garrison Keeler on the radio. Although he did not tell his mom about it, she ended up hearing it on the radio. Mr. Cooper denoted this as the beginning of his dedication to poetry. Mr. Cooper also told us about one of his poems titled “Frosting.” This poem is about Robert Frost. Mr. Cooper has lived in Vermont for the past 21 years, which is also where Robert Frost lived. Mr. Cooper relented how people ask him all the time about Robert Frost because they have both lived in Vermont. He sounded like it was a bit annoying. He thinks Robert Frost’s work is great but he also told us a lot about Frost’s life that I had never heard before. Apparently he had very violent tendencies. In the long run it sounded like Mr. Cooper was not the biggest advocate for him. So in relation to all of the questions and feelings Mr. Cooper had for Robert Frost he wrote the poem “Frosting.”
It was very fascinating going and listening to Mr. Cooper talk. Poetry is all so unique and can tell a lot about the author. While listening to Mr. Cooper talk you could just see his passion and love for poetry which I found refreshing and fun to experience. He loves it very much and has made it a life time pursuit.
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