Poetry = Fiction???

Before taking this class I never knew that poetry was included in the category of fiction. I found it really interesting to look at poems written by Margaret Avison and see how they related to the course material. Her poetry was about real life which enabled her to be a metaphysical realist. Since there isn’t usually a plot in poetry, I never considered it to be a form of fiction. After we analyzed it in class I found that the language is what’s focused on for maximum effect. I also understood some of the terms we were learning after focusing on poetry. For example Avison has so many examples of aesthetics throughout her writing so it was easy to understand this concept. I really enjoyed the short study we did on poetry because it has always been something I’ve never really been that interested in but after learning more about the background and idea’s behind some poetry it is starting to grow on me.