The Sonnets

Okay, maybe my literary sensibilities are not very refined or maybe I'm not taking the right drugs. As much as I want to like these poems we're being introduced to I just cannot bring myself to enjoy them. Yes, some of them are definately written with skill and thoughtfullness and yes, some of them do make a little sense but the vast majority of them are clearly just a jumble of words on the page. Perhaps I'll never understand the meaning of Penn Station and perhaps I'm an idiot for that. I'm frustrated when I read these poems that the literary world has clearly labeled 'good' and I don't get a thing out of it. Ted Berrigan, based on the very few poems he hasn't jumbled, is a good writer. He uses words and phrasing very well and I can appreciate that but... I hope this little tirade doesn't effect my grade...