Author Archives: connellce

Rachel opens her poem with a beautifully crafted line: “You drop words like bombs/and expect them to kill.” After setting the tone of the poem so simply in those first lines, she continues to write similar lines about verbal warfare … Continue reading →

Derek’s idea is extremely creative and unique–I never would’ve thought to elegize what/how he does. Smart move including the subject in the title, because as a reader uneducated in video games, I wouldn’t have gathered the subject of the elegy … Continue reading →

August writes her poem in a very conversational, almost matter-of-fact voice, as if she is mid-conversation, recounting a story or memory. Because this poem is from the perspective of her mother, this tone is extremely effective. Although August wrote that … Continue reading →

First off–I am so sorry this is late…Billy didn’t have a printout of his poem, and I didn’t realize he emailed it to me. Billy chose to write a pantoum, and I think it worked very well with the content … Continue reading →

I’d like to preface this response by saying that I love the theme I’m seeing throughout Caitlyn’s pieces–at least the two I’ve had the pleasure of reading and responding to. There is such female empowerment in these pieces, whether subtle … Continue reading →

Cori chose to use the first prompt, although it wasn’t quite obvious throughout the poem itself. Her use of the apostrophe was effective in setting the speaker’s tone in the beginning of the poem. At certain points, it seemed like … Continue reading →

Abbay opens her poem with an impressive image, completely grabbing her reader’s attention: “Red Shoes shine against cloudy skies.” This idea of Red Shoes prevailing against a darker background becomes a theme throughout the piece–clearly Abbay’s chosen repetition. I do … Continue reading →

Madeline effectively and artistically captured the beauty of “grooving,” offering a number of images–there’s truly something for everyone. She describes the difference between grooving and dancing, and the mess that defines the former. Throughout the piece, she gives the reader … Continue reading →