Bird Anne Lamott: Poetic Analysis

“So now I always tell my students about the Gulf-Stream: that what it means for us, for writers, is that we need to align ourselves with the river of the story” Bird by Bird Anne Lamott. This quote stuck out to me when I first read it, mainly because I am not usually a fan of poetic metaphors. However this is so cohesive it does not just seem as if it is a filler but it adds to the piece. Illustrating her thoughts in a vivid way and drawing a conclusion to her lengthy anecdote, it brings a deeper meaning to an almost unconnected story. The connection to writing and real world events is very important to further our understanding of our individual writing as well as how it can connect from paper to day to day life.
In third grade creative writing was encouraged, however was not taught. Cursive, reading comprehension and subjects pertaining to those were drilled into our heads. However, expressing ourselves through writing just had to come naturally and my imagination went rampant. I have to say my passion started with a story about gum. The project was simple, write a one paragraph story about a day in the life of a piece of bubblegum. The story had changed a total of four times before I turned in it, …show more content…
As I wrote I grew an attachment to my writing wanting to develop it as one would raise a child. Helping it to a more mature state. My reading of course did not take a backseat to this, as I would naturally improve my skills of comprehension as I improved my writing. I was consuming as many books as to get an idea for new stories or charactors. Sometimes if I found myself lost ina plot going nowheire or worried my wrting style would be to simple I would pick up new books to get a different perspective. With this my vocabulary and reading compreshension was taken to new levels and it was a challenge for me to find novels that did not get