Category Archives: Reflective Response

Reflective Response: Update on Progress

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Jason Tsalkas

I have noticed from class and from the blog that a lot of students don’t enjoy poetry and the “freedom” of the assignment. I on the other hand do like the assignment and our opportunity to choose a poem of … Continue reading →

Posted in HMWA, Reflective Response | Comments Off on Reflective Response: Update on Progress

Essay/Digital Essay

Posted on May 4, 2013 by aq143586

After my meeting with Professor Kaufman, I kind of got a better grip of what I should do. With what Professor told me about focusing more on the way my poet uses language, I can write a better and more … Continue reading →

Posted in KMWA, Reflective Response | Comments Off on Essay/Digital Essay

Reflecting upon final paper & digital essay!

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Vanessa

I started off really worried about whether my topic would be too general or if it would even make sense! However, when I began writing I felt much more comfortable about it. Writing papers is always a process that’s unpredictable … Continue reading →

Posted in KMWA, Reflective Response | Tagged | Comments Off on Reflecting upon final paper & digital essay!

Final essay

Posted on May 4, 2013 by ms139933

When I first started this paper I was totally confused what I should write about. Even though I liked the poem ” Preface to a twenty volume of suicide note”, but I was having a hard time writing about this … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Blog, KMWA, Reading Response, Reflective Response | Comments Off on Final essay

Final Paper Reflection

Posted on May 4, 2013 by ac140642

This final paper has been kicking my ass. After picking a very short poem on a whim, almost impulsively, the project has proven to be very difficult, the physical and digital part. While I did somehow manage to make my … Continue reading →

Posted in KMWA, Reflective Response | Comments Off on Final Paper Reflection

Paper# 3: Update

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Ma Su Su

After meeting with Professor Kaufman on Thursday, I realized that I needed to change almost the whole essay. I thought I had a thesis statement in my paper #3, but, As usual, I did not have it. Fortunately, I was … Continue reading →

Posted in KMWA, Reflective Response | Comments Off on Paper# 3: Update

Reading at the Graduate Center

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Rachel

Although I’ve never been to a formal poetry reading before, I found this event to be very interesting and enjoyable. I couldn’t stay the last half hour to watch Traci Morris and Vijay preform but I did watch Erica Hunt … Continue reading →

Posted in KMWA, Reflective Response | Comments Off on Reading at the Graduate Center

Digital Essay Idea

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Rachel

I’ve chosen to write my paper on Amiri Baraka’s Preface to a “Twenty Volume Suicide Note” because when I first read it, it captivated me in a way that I can barely describe in words. (But I’m going to have … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Blog, KMWA, Reading Response, Reflective Response | Comments Off on Digital Essay Idea

Black Art- changing history with poetry

Posted on April 15, 2013 by kn146613

From my point of view, when we write we either write from the inside, from the outside or a combination of these two. Poets like Amiri Baraka have the guts to start a revolution without guns and violence but with … Continue reading →

Posted in KMWA, Reading Response, Reflective Response | Comments Off on Black Art- changing history with poetry

New York’s magic

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Yp143906

The readings from the past few weeks made me realize that there is no right or wrong answer regarding New York and a person’s experience in it. We read many different poems from different writers, and the only thing in … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Blog, HMWA, Reflective Response | Comments Off on New York’s magic