I liked all the poems that we have read this term. I even had a friend look at the poems that we were reading and she was very happy with the selection that we were given. She remembers most of them from when she went to school and told me that they were amazing poems about our society and the messages in each work were very clear. I really enjoyed Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night, by Dylan Thomas. It reminded me of my grandmother when she was fighting breast cancer. She acted just like this, she was not ready to go and she fought each and every day to make sure she said everything that she needed to say to her family.
The next week we covered Lady Lazarus, by Sylvia Plath and Daystar, by Rita Dove. Both of these poems showed me what can go through the minds of someone on a daily basis. They may look different on the outside, even happy, but there could be a war going off in them. Then we read I, Too, by Langston Hughes and Barbie Doll, by Marge Piercy. These poems really hit home for me, I grew up with a brother that is bi-racial and was constantly judged for the color of his skin and he is one of the best guys that I have ever known. With Barbie Doll, I have witnessed bullying and even have lost people to it. People need to know that words hurt. These poems tell me that …show more content…
I had to read a few of them a couple times to see what the author was trying to get across, but the way they wrote it was beautiful and empowering. The difference in my experience of reading poetry compared to before this class is being able to understand it. I am now able to read it and just see more than words on a piece of paper, I now see someone’s heart and soul, their feelings, their life. The statements that Billy Collins makes about poetry and literature are that people want instant gratification and do not want to put the effort into trying to understand the work in front of
The next week we covered Lady Lazarus, by Sylvia Plath and Daystar, by Rita Dove. Both of these poems showed me what can go through the minds of someone on a daily basis. They may look different on the outside, even happy, but there could be a war going off in them. Then we read I, Too, by Langston Hughes and Barbie Doll, by Marge Piercy. These poems really hit home for me, I grew up with a brother that is bi-racial and was constantly judged for the color of his skin and he is one of the best guys that I have ever known. With Barbie Doll, I have witnessed bullying and even have lost people to it. People need to know that words hurt. These poems tell me that …show more content…
I had to read a few of them a couple times to see what the author was trying to get across, but the way they wrote it was beautiful and empowering. The difference in my experience of reading poetry compared to before this class is being able to understand it. I am now able to read it and just see more than words on a piece of paper, I now see someone’s heart and soul, their feelings, their life. The statements that Billy Collins makes about poetry and literature are that people want instant gratification and do not want to put the effort into trying to understand the work in front of