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I originally chose The Paradox, but since that decision was garbage, I switched to Epitaph by Katherine Philips. This poem is pretty dope yo with all them foshizzle connections to my home jeezy and such, brohiem. In all honesty though, it does make some pretty personal connections. The poem is about a mother grieving the premature death of her child, and since i had a stillborn twin, it provokes some thought and emotions within me. Ummm....
idk this blog is a little half-baked but it's due tomorrow so whatever half credit idc

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In Seltzer’s “The Knife”, his devotion to the job is represented via religious comparisons and figurative analogs towards nature. One such example is his use of flowers to stylize and art-ify his piece. Seltzer states “until the wound blooms with strange flowers whose looped handles fall to the sides in steely array”. He artistically describes two things in this statement, the first being the wound itself (the “flowers”), then his operating table, which he vividly contrasts against the naturalistic beginning of the statement. These both show how he believes his profession as more of an art, as opposed to simply a “job”. A second example is his use of words with religious connotation. Some such words are “Damascus” (a hotspot for religious everythings since the beginning), “pray”, “temple” and “ark”.  These words are all used in a way that convey his strong feelings of devoutness to his job, as one is devout in his/her religion. One final instance is that of his blunt claim of priestliness in his profession. He states “I must confess that the priestliness  has ever been impressed upon me.” It doesn’t get much more blunt than that. It is a clear preposition of his faithfulness towards being a surgeon. Between artistic analogs and steely bluntness, Seltzer easily conveys his ideas about surgeons  in a stylistic and artistic manner. 

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1) "The Paradox"
2) "The Light the Dead See"
3) "Insomnia", "I Hear America Singing"
4) "Immortal Sails", "I Am the People, the Mob"
5) I liked "The Paradox" and "I Am the People, the Mob" the best out of my five chosen poems. I liked "The Paradox" because it had a very deep connotation, and was a good length. It discussed dark topics which appealed to my rather ornery disposition. "I Am the People, the Mob", however, was more uplifting. It talked about how people as a whole move society along, and that everyone is in part responsible for the darkness and greatness of our history, which i also found very interesting. "Immortal Sails" was the only poem I disliked, and that's simply because it was too lofty and lovestruck-sounding. I believe that out of all these, i would most like to study/learn "The Paradox". It connected with me on a level of interest, as opposed to one of emotion. It piqued my love of all things dark, and... paradoxical?


I think the easiest criteria will be understanding and accuracy, for i am quite adept at memorization and recitation. I'll have the most difficulty in physical presence and voice and articulation, because when it comes to presenting in front of an audience, i am literally garbage. 


"Writ on the Steps of Puerto Rican Harlem"- this was a successful recitation because the reciter spoke with passion and confidence, and conveyed the poems meaning without distracting the audience.  


"I Am Waiting"- this was a successful performance because she spoke with conviction, and had a clear and strong voice.


I have confidence in my future performance the Poetry Out Loud competition. I believe it is a great thing to do to engage students in poetry. I believe my poem, "The Paradox", will be easy to recite and very interesting to the audience. 


Anyways, Salut- i'm tired of writing 
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