"For Poets" By, Al Young

Has someone ever told you, you were beautiful or to stay beautiful? Was they even talking to you? Well in the poem "For Poets" by Al Young he tells someone or something to stay beautiful or was he talking in general… One can learn so much from this poem. Realistic, it wouldn’t say anything about fairies, princess or anything of that nature. Did it tell a message? Yes, someone or something to be them self.
First of all, the poem talks about getting out in the world. Al Young wants the person to express their feelings. It says, "Don’t for get to fly", so he was telling someone or something to spread his or her wings and get out into the real world.
Second of all, the poem is realistic. It talks about someone or something exploring life. The author also uses animals and nature to describe what the person shouldn’t be. The poem states "Don’t turn into a mole, or a worm, or a root, or a stone". Al Young wants he or she to come out into the open and out the ground.
Finally, Al Young gives a message to the reader. He’s telling them to open up and express their self. He is also telling them to be them self and show their true colors, "Come on out into the sunlight". Which he is telling them to Shine and glow in their own way.
When its all said and done, I really enjoyed "For Poets" by Al Young. It was very instructional by telling people to get out in the world. Realistic because it uses nature and animals. The poem tells a message also, to be yourself and open up. Pick up this poem and read it... I guarantee you will like it.