Monthly Archives: March 2012

This poem seems to have the action of the speaker moving through the house of their childhood and recalling memories they have from living there. Cooking, wrestling, and slamming doors are pastimes that stick out to the speaker. Whether the … Continue reading →

For her sixth poem, Georgia chose to write a persona poem–one that relies on a bottle with a message inside as its speaker. Throughout the poem, the bottle narrates its journey from a man’s hands into the sea, and then … Continue reading →

This is a poem that involves a inhuman object, talking and forming ideas like a human. This object is a beat up key, who is finally speaking out against his unfair treatment. Throughout the poem, the key is talking angrily … Continue reading →

This is a great persona poem that is from the perspective of a girls dress. The poem centers on the girls adventures of that night. This was a very enjoyable poem to read because it’s not often that you read … Continue reading →

The title immediately struck my attention and the fact that it was in quotations hinted that this was going to be a sarcastic take at a persona poem. The poem’s from the perspective of a guy – probably a guy … Continue reading →

Stacey’s poem for Poem 6 was a rather long persona poem that delved deeply into the mind of the speaker. The narrative in this poem was particularly strong; the poem entered in media res, with the speaker being caught red-handed … Continue reading →

This piece by Nick Duranceau personifies a plate of spaghetti.  Yes, spaghetti.  The spaghetti is personified through traits that give it the capability to be alluring to the speaker in the fashion a man would describe an attractive woman.   … Continue reading →

This poem is a persona poem about a ball gown. The beautiful ballgown is on the rack, waiting to be picked to wear to an awesome ball. You read its thoughts of wanted to be worn, twirled, and posed in … Continue reading →

“Dear, my dear.”, in a very broad sense, is a dramatic monologue about mourning the loss of a loved one whose life was taken in a drunken car accident.   I was particularly fond of some of the word choice … Continue reading →

Stuart’s poem is about an introverted person who hides behind his or her glasses and headphones (material objects) instead of observing the word, all the interesting people within it and the beautiful nature that it offers. Stuart stresses that they … Continue reading →