Wednesday, December 1, 2010

POL Blog of horrendous atrocities

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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