Fantastic prose
If I didn’t know better, I’d say idrinksprite was writing this for a prose class. She composes so eloquently:
The wind was raking through my hair as I tried with all my might to force the front door shut. Never in all my life did Kansas see a tornado so big like this. Billy Mason who lives about two miles away said that the tornado just up and snatched his favorite cow from out in the field, never to be…
I think so, I do.
idrinksprite asks a tough question. Everyone has to answer it for his or her self. I say “yes, poetry can”:
I really enjoyed her speech on creativity and how she emphasizes how the anxiety and pressure of having to keep up with yourself. I really like how Elizabeth Gilbert kept persuaing her dreams despite the ever present fear of fail and rejection.
I completely agree with her statement where she says…
Concrete poetry, anyone?
Hawaii
would be a
great place to visit.
The beaches are beautiful.
The way the trees sway in the wind.
The weather there is similar to Florida weather.
The sun is always shining and the weather is warm.
The people are friendly and help you to enjoy the trip.
I…
Obsessed
kornd23 tries to see the dual sides of obsession—that of a passionate push towards something and that of an uncontrolled pull:
Obsessions are normal in our society today. Obsessions are mostly a bad thing. People usually obsess over things that have no positive outcome on their lives. Obsessions can leave you broke and lonely. People often lose their relationships with their obsessions. When you obsess on one thing, you…
Poems on t-shirts
desybaby addresses how poetry could take a more economically mainstream role and comes, surprisingly but with some clever ambition, to t-shirts:
According to Bruce Bawer “A poem is a fragile thing, and its intrinsic worth or lack there of is a frighteningly subjective consideration.” They have little value on a resume unlike entries such as “Gredelvalt Grant: $30,000-3 year project” How can poetry be and economic force? Can it?
Poetry has…
History's Arrogance and Ignorance
desybaby addresses the use of history in art, and does so quite critically:
Repeating History —
History often plays a central part in poetry and prose. Think of an event in history that fascinates, saddens, or perplexes you. What if that historical event had unfolded differently? What if the first person to step foot on the Moon had actually been a woman?…
"Weeding the bad ones out"
sarafsunshine has a Darwinistic view of poetry that I both agree with and resent my agreeing:
A video was shown in class from the author of Eat, Pray, Love. It started off with humor which I enjoyed. She talked about how chemical engineers do not have blocks in their career (compared to writers block). I did not like how she was pessimistic in her speech. She talks about how knowing her…
"Getting a man is like making a peanut butter sandwich."
sarafsunshine strikes a great first line:
Kincaid has taken something commonplace — a mother’s instructions to her daughter — and used it to create a compelling story. Imagine ways instructions can be used in other contexts (perhaps the protocol a pilot must remember when preparing for liftoff?) Now write some prose or poetry using the…
Coffee? Coffee.
daily writing prompt
“Unique,” Not “Flawed” —People often strive for perfection, but flaws are what make us all unique. Examine the flaws of someone you know well, whether physical, emotional, social, or otherwise. Or, look at the flaws of a sentimental object, like a ring with…
