Marianne Moore- "Poetry"

Moore is very passionate about the fact that poetry is not something to just play around with. She thinks it's only worth reading when the subject is "genuine". I have to agree with her. I don't like reading anything that doesn't have purpose. She says things like hands, hair, and eyes are all good subjects because they are useful things, but only if you keep the poetry unique and understandable. It's nice to know there are poets out there (though Moore is no longer alive) that feel it's important to write their poetry in terms that everyone can understand. I realize some people are deeper thinkers than others, but sometimes a writer will lose my interest if I can't even comprehend a line of their work. It doesn't motivate me to want to read more. So I really appreciate this poem, especially lines 9-11 ("we do not admire what we cannot understand"). Moore also emphasizes the importance of imagination, which I think is neat. I think the imagination should be involved in everything. Moore seemed to think imagination was at the core of good poetry and I agree. No imagination means "insolence and triviality". The only way to get around that according to Moore is by using "raw materials and...genuine". You have to start with a simple and original idea\subject and combine it with imagination.