Marti's Poems

What I find most interestign about Marti's peoms is the fact that he contradicts things throughout his poems in order to convey harsh/emotional thoughts. For example, in his poem "The opposite of ornate and rhetorical poetry" he describes poety as "there an arid stone, here a golden/ Bird that gleams...". In other words, first he goes to say that it is like a stone, or something not beautiful, but then contardicts it by saying that it is like a glorious golden bird. As I was reading this poem, I noticed a lot of imagery. He referenced animals frequently to make a point, which I liked beacuse it really gave me a clear understanding of what he was trying to say. Animals (nature) is a common thing in the world, and what better way to convey certain points than with the creatures humans share the world with.