Reflective Essay: Political Commentary On Popular Culture

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I never was the writer who lived a rich life grand with detailed stories that gave them initial inspiration on my creation of a character, detail of a line or the crafting of a setting/scenario. I just started with something out of the ordinary and built off it. I will say that the only initial theme quantities I enforce are biblical allusions or themes that work as political commentary on religious matter. No matter what I am writing about it try my best to express a political statement or opinion. I will say that the array of topics discussed and imagery used in this short collection is my attempt to remain diverse and produce a broaden voice that covers a multitude of cultural topics, the way I see it is that even though there is more than one popular culture in the world they are all relatable and contains elements of …show more content…
I want my messages and voice to be relatable to any culture, I want to use that diversity in my voice to find a home for my work that lies in between the lines. In attempting such a feat I have learned some valuable lessons about my own writing, values I can categorize in the two groups of strengths and weaknesses.
The strengths are easiest to find and easiest to talk about. I have an original/fresh take in using imagery to make connections between objects that by themselves do not support any ideal of excellence. I 've also compressed my writing down to only a few lines which aids my explosive writing style the best. The longer my poetry the more than likely the charm of originality and wacky weirdness begins to overstay its welcome. The most valuable lesson I have learned is that my writing works best in short intervals and must be written under such

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