I Have News For You By Tony Hoagland

Poetry has long been a unique art form throughout much of civilization. Poems can be found dating back all the way to ancient Greece. It is hard for me to imagine poems written even hundreds of years ago having impact on the world, but they still do. Poems can offer unique perspectives into lives at varying times across human history. This is true even to this day; poems written now will one day become the poems of the future. These poems will serve as a window into early 21st century life which is amazing to think about, however, this is not all that poems can do. They can also speak on century old truths which may even be part of human nature. Meaning that a poem written in the 1600’s can still have a strong meaning 400 years later.
The poem “I Have News for You,” by Tony Hoagland is a very recent poem,
He writes about various things that he has seen which immediately made him think of symbolism of everyday events. This passage serves as an introduction into the mind of the author, and the minds of people who think similarly. For example, the author writes that, “There are people who do not see a broken playground swing; as a symbol of ruined childhood.” (1294). In this the author is displaying how he sees the world, and what symbolism he sees in everyday events. The opening also sets up what type of reader the author is writing to. The author is writing to people who think similarly to him, because as the title of the poem implies he is writing this as though it is new knowledge: not everyone sees symbolism wherever they go. Another interesting thing to note is that the author only uses one form of punctuation in this section just one period. This makes the whole opening flows together into one thought, rather than being broken up into more diverse ideas, meaning that the reader can fly through the opening, and be enveloped into the