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Week 12 Entry - Poem titled 'Why do we all need to be the same?'

May 22, 2009 09:53

I stumbled across the poem 'Much Madness is Divinest Sense’ by Emily Dickinson (pg 669-70 in Schwiebert) and paralleled similar themes it had with the themes in the ‘Hairy Ape’ by Eugene O'Neill. They both explored the issue of conformity and the theme of what really means to belong. Dickinson reflected in her poem that being different is divine ( Read more... )

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nice summi91 May 22 2009, 01:53:24 UTC

Very good poem! I really liked this. Good on you. I agree very much with your theme also. I liked "much madness is divinest sense" aswell.
good job

Sommer

last entry. NOOOO chrismak May 22 2009, 03:48:02 UTC

Hey Georgina
Great work! That was one of my favorite poems in the text we had. It clearly demonstrates how society enforces these 'rules' upon us. It pretty lame although many seem to abide by them.
I think by being different and not caring what others think, you are unique, different, and courageous. If everyone was the same life would be ordinary and repetitive, however by being spontaneous, situations can change and maybe for the better. Your structure is great, and just in case you want to change something in it, you should change the repetitive “difference” to “Being our true self…”
Christina Maksisi

your poem kelsbels27 May 22 2009, 08:43:23 UTC

hey georgina!

great poem! the picture is very cute!
i liked the concept of the poem, the rhetorical questions and the descriptive language used throughout!

your poem questions society as it is as well as being critical of our current world: "I guess democracy preaches this -
But does it teach it?"

overall this was a wonderful poem!

nspells May 24 2009, 14:21:07 UTC

This was a great poem! It was very confronting, and played around with a lot of issues that we are forced to deal with in society. I liked it, as it made me think about individuality, it was strong yet it did not overwhelm. Good work!

michaelgriffith June 13 2009, 03:09:29 UTC

Hi Georgina- awesome comments on the poem and play. Loved the way you were able to link these and bring your own sense of what is really important about them into focus. And the poem expresses some great ideas... but: can you try to sense how poetry needs a form in which the words carry the meaning along with a kind of music that is different from prose? How to try to explain this? Not easy.But if I take one of your stanzas and recast it to try and make it more musical, this might be the effect (hope this helps ( ... )

georginaf June 13 2009, 12:54:19 UTC

Thank you MG yea i see what you mean about adopting a more musical/ poetic rhythm with my writing, thats what i had trouble with but thought to take another shot at poetry I guess it is just going to take time and practice to get it right lol but thank you for your delightful criticism will use in the future

Georgina