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Final Projects
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What’s next for you?
I’m a week late on this, but I was wondering where you all see your writing going after this class? We’re about to be done with spring semester, but with new freetime comes a loss of structure. What’s something you want to work on after finishing finals? Do you think your writing will change with less structure? I hope everyone is doing well during your last classes.
-Makenna
Poem or Song?
During zoom I forgot to ask a question that’s been on my mind: What is the difference between a song and a poem? Is there a difference? I’m asking because all the poetry that I write is put to music in some form or another, as song. Any thoughts?
—Florian
Favorite Poems
Please link here to 1 poem NOT assigned this unit (can be a poem from a poet we’ve read) that you’ve discovered independently and want to share with everyone because it’s that good.
Question
I think literature is very important for many. When you read/write, what do you hope to take/give from literature (non-fiction/fiction/poetry)?
—Will
Writing, with Purpose?
Lately I’ve been thinking about how I approach new stories or poems. Generally I start writing on a whim with some picture, idea, or relationship as inspiration. However, I tend to notice somewhere in my writing that it’s not going anywhere. Then it comes: why I’m writing this? (this is where my sweeping rewrites generally start) and I find a purpose to guide the piece. My questions to you is: Do you find yourself starting with a purpose in mind, or writing for the sake of writing? Does your writing even need to have a purpose? I’d love to hear your thoughts.
—Florian
Finding the poem’s voice.
Discussing the workshop poems yesterday I was struck with the question: how do you find a poem’s voice? In your poetry, are you the speaker? Do you create personas and write from their voices? What motivates your choices and does it depend on the content of the poem? I’ve written from third-person, distant observer perspective for a while, but nowadays it tends to be more personal and first-person. Curious to hear what you have to say!
—Arthur
New York School Poems
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Reading vs. Writing Poetry
Throughout high school and going into college, whenever I discuss poetry with peers, they share that they either strongly prefer writing poetry over reading it, or the other way around. In my personal experience, when I first discovered poetry, I much preferred writing it over reading it. I used it as a mode of expression and an outlet for my teenage angst. However, in recent years, it seems like this inclination has switched a bit. I now gravitate towards my bookshelf rather than my notebook; I use reading poetry as an escape. So I was wondering: which do you prefer, reading poetry or writing it? Why? Or do you like both equally as much? Why?
—Estelle