Author Archives: Nansi Matua

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Digital Essay: “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Nansi Matua

“Howl” by Allen Ginsberg is a poem that represents New York City in so many ways, which luckily for me, allowed for my digital essay to express the poem’s main themes through video and audio. This digital project started off … Continue reading →

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Paper 3 progress

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Nansi Matua

I have been spending my day revising my essay and the hardest part about it is balancing each section and making sure they all relate to my thesis and ultimately help me prove it. I finally figured out what I … Continue reading →

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Poetry reading at the Graduate Center

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Nansi Matua

I walked into the CUNY Graduate Center not knowing what to expect because I have never been to a poetry reading and did not know how a reading was structured. The reading started with an introduction and a description of … Continue reading →

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Digital Video/Image

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Nansi Matua

I plan to either create a video that fades from scene to scene or to create a 3D image that represents my poem. If I were to create a video representative of the poem I chose, I would use a … Continue reading →

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Courage through writing

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Nansi Matua

At first glance the prominent aggressive nature of Amiri Baraka’s “Black Art” can be off-putting and considered offensive to many groups of people. After closely analyzing some lines in this poem, you can infer the different experiences Baraka has had … Continue reading →

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All in the details

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Nansi Matua

After reading each poet’s work, I realized that they all go into a lot of detail about their surrounding which helps the reader envision the writers state of mind. Frank O’hara describes the laborers in Times Square who “feed their … Continue reading →

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James Baldwin appreciation

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Nansi Matua

After watching the clips of James Baldwin in class I had a newfound respect for people who can make a speech capture and keep the attention of their audience. Baldwin takes subjects such as discrimination and the status of his … 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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Poetry and Media

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Nansi Matua

As time goes on and technology reaches new heights, many artists are tempted to take ancient art forms like poetry and combine them with new media. Writing great poetry takes dedication and introspection and is respected by most. Although many … Continue reading →

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The Dedication of Innovation

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Nansi Matua

The use of technology and how it leads to innovation has always been a topic I have been interested in. I spend time reading up on how some of my favorite social networking sites came to be and who is … Continue reading →

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