Catullus Poems

This week we were instructed to read the poems of Catullus, specifically the ones dedicated to Lesbia. Catullus was inspired by the works of Sappho, so its only natural that his poems had strong emotional tendencies. After reading a couple of the poems I found them to be quite expressive of a range of emotions such as the love for lesbia, friendship, and sexual desires. His work is similar to Sapphos with respect to the incessant discussion about love and feelings. I really don't like poetry, and I feel bad saying that I don't enjoy reading any of this because it sounds like I hate reading even though i don't. It's just most of the time when I'm reading it I cant help but think to myself, " i don't care about any of this." When people think the poets were brilliant I really just don't see it. Overall, I thought the poems were okay, they were easy to read and they could be a little comical at times, which I enjoyed. But i wouldn't want to read them again.