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Reading Log

For this reading log I deicide to do a poem from week twelve ‘s online packet titled “Space”, by author Ted Berrigan. He begins the poem as a continuation of the title, and goes about telling a story of an … Continue reading

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Reading Log

For this reading log I decided to do a poem from week twelve’s online packet titled, “Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note”, By Amiri Baraka. He begins the poem by describing the state of mind he is in. Baraka … Continue reading

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Reading Log

For this reading log I decided to do a poem from week eleven titled, “The day Lady died”, by Frank O’Hara. He begins the poem, like many of his others, as if he was telling a story. He mentions the … Continue reading

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The Death of Literature as We Know It

After reading Personism, I was left with a lot of questions. O’Hara covered a lot of topic and ideas in “Personism: A Manifesto” and I thought that some of his words were very unique and almost radical. “Nobody should experience … Continue reading

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Putting a Face to a Name: Part 2

Going back to my post about putting a “Face to a Name,” I recently visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a couple class assignments. For my art history class, we were told to pick a piece of artwork from … Continue reading

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Personism

I enjoyed reading “Personism: A Manifesto” by Frank O’Hara, because he proves some two very interesting points. How a poem should just be written without any deep thinking and how it should be written as if you are picking up … Continue reading

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Courage through writing

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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Edward Dorn

Edward Dorn, The gunslinger, The wiry poet, The ear-mouth, Regurgitating realities in one line So simply complex in rhetoric, With discernibly comedic extravagance.   Dorn posits that in our contemporary society, we use language as an end itself, rather than … Continue reading

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Blog: Paper #2 – Questions/Concerns/Status

So far my revising is going pretty well. I’ve decided to use the poem “On Brooklyn bridge I saw a man drop dead”, by Charles Reznikoff. After reading the entire texts I’ve decided to set my focus mainly on poems … Continue reading

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Reading Log

In this reading log I will be focusing on a poem from week seven, March 11th.  This poem is titled “On the Brooklyn Bridge I saw a Man Drop dead”, by Charles Reznikoff. Written in 1918, the poem is quiet … Continue reading

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