Yesterday's Class

I really liked class yesterday as we had a very interesting and in depth discussion about today’s readings. I liked Emily Dickinson’s poem “348 (505)” the most of all of our readings yesterday. I really liked how Dickinson delivered her message. She was saying that she would prefer to be the audience of art, so she is able to take in and enjoy the piece, rather than creating it. This is particularly interesting to be because Dickinson is a poet herself, so she is one of the people making the art. It presents an interesting oxymoron considering she is creating art by writing the poem where she is delivering the message that she likes seeing the art, not making it. What does this mean? What point is she trying to make with this oxymoron?