Monthly Archives: February 2015

Megan’s poem “Things to Have at a Central Park Picnic” does a great job of providing imagery through similes associated with the images she chooses. I like that she compares a box of Valentine’s Day chocolates to the sweetness of … Continue reading →

At first glance, Dylan’s poem, Neither Victim Nor Executioner, seems to be about the brutality and destruction of war.  The poem starts with a the speaker introducing us to the subject by a “the tale of a/little boy” in which … Continue reading →

“Visiting The Shattered” is about the speaker who is visiting refugees in Lahore, Pakistan. These refugees are the survivors of a bombing that wiped out the entire population of the city except for four people. The speaker observes the aftermath … Continue reading →

This poem is truly captivating. The poem appears to be about a relationship between a girl and a guy. It seems the girl has become depressed but the guy always “[knows] what to do” (line 34) to make her come … Continue reading →

The first thing that caught my attention while looking over this poem was the title. I immediately thought of the different items that could relate to this title, and as I continued to read the poem, I felt that the … Continue reading →

Cailin’s poem contained a lot of strength in voice and motion. There isn’t a time during this poem in which the reader has to try and figure out where to look. The poem very clearly direct the reader’s eye, and … Continue reading →

Emily’s poem, “An Exquisite Pain,” is a collection of striking imagery of apocalyptic quality in response to the third prompt, A Dozen Pieces. It is composed in short, quick lines and split into two parts: a stanza on the left, … Continue reading →

This poem is generally about the surprise the speaker experiences when learning the nature of her love. The speaker expresses her unfamiliarity of respect and care from her love that she had never known before. The idea is sweet and … Continue reading →

Brooke approaches the aftermath of a breakup in a very lovely way in this poem, through precise images that allow us to see and feel and hear the sensory sadness of the narrator’s world, and I think that in later drafts, … Continue reading →

Josh’s poem is about the relationship between men and women and the status of women, look at from the eyes of a woman in London in 1809, as the title and last lines (“Welcome to London, / 1809”) suggest. I think … Continue reading →