Welcome to the blog for Prof. John Talbird's English 220 class. The purpose of this site is two-fold: 1) to continue the conversations we start in class (or to start conversations before we get to class) and 2) to practice our writing/reading on a weekly basis in an informal forum.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
"Why Poetry"
This was my favorite reading from the week. It tackles a subject that I know all too well: childhood ostracization. The author beautifully expresses that feeling that many of us have as young people, "being a bear cub moving in with a family of turtles." I love the author's self reflection that this experience is what led the author to the loving arms of poetry.
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I agree . I got a lot from this poem. The author writes "I now think, were afraid, they were missing something that should have scared them :themselves. I was always afraid of myself". I can relate to this, there were times in my life where i felt the same and i expressed myself because of what was going on and i was afraid how to react whether it was wrong. Them best way i found to express myself was through poetry and writing and in writing you're never wrong. You can speak your mind and express however way you feel and that's what i enjoy most about poetry.
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