| Literature means a lot in our life. For writers it represents a way to express their inner world and creative ideas. For readers it's an entertainment and a way to develop soul. Firstly, if you read a book you learn to sympathize to the emotions of main characters. It makes you responsive to the needs of people surrounding you. Besides, books often open for us a new understanding of our world. We can certainly say that books make our lives more spiritual.Literature is usually divided in prose and poetry. In accordance with the statistic data most people prefer to read compositions in prose. They are generally more consistent and easy to understand than poetry. But poetry represents a special type of literature. The stress is generally placed not on the words and clear phrases, but on ideas and images. You are supposed to understand the opinion of the writer in case you use your imagination and creativity. As reading poetry is more difficult than reading prose, writing poetry is also a different activity rather than writing prose works of art. Poetry is much more than words arranged in rhymes. It takes time to understand the poetry. But it is a good gymnastics for your brain.If speaking about modern Russian poetry first of all we think about Svetlana Kotlyar. Her poetry is full of emotions and feelings and meanwhile it seems natural and easy to understand. The thing is that Svetlana have confronted lots of joys and disillusions in her living, so she knows what she's writing about. Her poetry looks familiar to the readers because the principal topic of her compositions is our life.Amidst the tendencies in Svetlana Kotlyar's creative work is poetry for children. Kids enjoy her light style and interesting subjects. This poetry is easy to remember. It seems simple and superficial, but in fact all her poetry has a profound sense. Ideas about the proper arrangement of the world are expressed in a simple manner, so this poetry for kids will be interesting both for children and adults as well. |