Do you think it is impossible to enjoy Coleridge's poetry without 'willing suspension of disbelief? (MEG 102) (COLERIDGE: KUBLA KHAN)

While it is not necessarily impossible to enjoy Coleridge's poetry without a "willing suspension of disbelief," it is certainly true that this approach is central to the way that Coleridge intended his poetry to be read and appreciated.

In Coleridge's view, poetry was not simply a matter of recounting factual information or describing the world as it exists in reality. Rather, poetry was a means of creating a new and imaginative world that could be explored and experienced through the power of language.

To achieve this, Coleridge believed that the reader had to be willing to temporarily suspend their disbelief in order to fully enter into the imaginative world that he had created. By doing so, the reader could experience the full richness and complexity of Coleridge's poetry, and could explore the mysteries and possibilities of the human experience in a new and profound way.

Of course, it is always possible to appreciate the beauty and craftsmanship of Coleridge's poetry without necessarily engaging in a "willing suspension of disbelief." However, to fully appreciate the imaginative richness and complexity of Coleridge's work, it is generally necessary to embrace this approach and to enter into the world of the poem with an open and receptive mind.