Blog #2 Poetry
Wings By Zaira (me) Old folks with cracking bones How the angels lulled you safely home Your lovely wings that roam. I had only ever written poetry in English 409. I had to write a handful of poems and workshop them. I did not like it at all. The class was filled with creative writing major students, and I was the only one as an educational major students. I had never really written a poem like the ones I produced there before. Frankly I thought I’d never have to write a poem again. When I read, we had to write one for English 495ESM I began dreading it. It wasn’t until I saw the guidelines and the task, that I thought it might be fun. I was also able to write as much (as little) as I wanted to because it was my poem. I took inspiration from loved ones passing away and wrote it as a way to talk to them. Allowing students to write about their own personal experiences can make students be more inclined to participate as I did. Giving them the freedom to write creatively ...