Monthly Archives: March 2013

Ambiguity

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Vanessa

In my logic philosophy class, we’re always talking about how English is ambiguous. I’m starting to see why the professor says this constantly. When you combine the ambiguity of English with the confusion of poems, you’ll have a headache. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Essay #2

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Rachel

Essay #2 was the most difficult essay that I’ve had to write so far. I’m very insecure about my thesis, which I think I may have made too complicated. I did a close reading of Reznikoff’s “On Brooklyn Bridge I … Continue reading →

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Essay 2

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Edward Pinkhasik

Writing essay number 2 was a lot harder for me than the first essay, mainly because I had never done a close reading of anything before in so much depth, especially a poem. Poems  take a lot more time and … Continue reading →

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Thursday…Reading

Posted on March 19, 2013 by EKaufman

Hi all, as I mentioned, in case anyone is interested, I’m doing a short reading on Thursday. The event is a celebration of a new novel by Rachel Levitsky, so I’ll read a little of my own work and a … Continue reading →

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Essay 2: Poetry’s Messages

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Anthony Pescetto

When I first read the prompt to this essay, I thought to myself; “This is gonna stink.” However, as I kept thinking about what Professor Kaufman wanted us to do and I thought more about poetry, I came up with … Continue reading →

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Paper # 2

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Stephane He

After seeing the works of my peers, I learned how to develop my set of ideas further; My introduction was lacking structure and a substantial thesis to begin with. I think that I should continue to refine my thesis about … Continue reading →

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Creative block

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Nansi Matua

Surprisingly,writing my essay was not as difficult as I thought it would be, considering I picked a poem with only six lines. I found that this poem is the one I understood and could elaborate on the most, despite it’s … Continue reading →

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A taste of home in New York City

Posted on March 14, 2013 by kn146613

It’s funny how I never truly understood how much my cultural heritage, Greek Cypriot, is valued all across America until now. It started to hit me when the introduction and not only of each course I was taking in Baruch … Continue reading →

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Truth about Poetry

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Maggie

I must confess, like many others around me, I do not like poetry. I do not enjoy reading it or writing my own. I cannot even rhyme a few sentences together. I know that this isn’t very fair but this … Continue reading →

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Activities in class

Posted on March 13, 2013 by aq143586

Before class, the readings did not make sense to me at all. I could barely focus on what I was reading. Maybe it was because I just have a hard time understanding poems in general. I like writing poems, but … Continue reading →

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