The Purpose of Poetry
Author Jared Carter
Response
I think the poem was about a man and his dogs herding and grazing cattle. The dogs were like family to the man so when the man from the city came to tell him to get off his land it made him feel like he had nothing left to give. Because of that he shot his dogs and then himself. I think the author wrote this poem for this topic because he told a story about a mans life and he said the purpose of poetry is to tell us about life.