Friday, April 15, 2011

note, passed to superman

Lucille Clifton: She writes a lot of poems celebrating her African American culture. This poem makes me feel as if Clifton is trying to express love to superman. But i think she is trying to allow this "hero" to know she understands him and that she sees who he really is on the inside and outside. Superman may feel like he's from a completely different planet but in reality he is from Earth just as she is. I found it unique that she usually writes about her African American heritage, and yet this poem is about superman. This poem is one stanza with 18 lines. This poem is just trying to exxpress that heroes are amongst us and not from a different background.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

this is just to say

William Carlos Williams wrote this poem as a very basic understanding of a activity he has performed. Eating the plums is very generic and simple, but as a bigger picture the plums could have been his idea or thought that he let out and with letting out the idea he may have ruined someone elses plan. But in the end he meant no harm.

This poem has three stanzas, each stanza has four lines. There is no rhyme scheme, and i do not think this poem stands under any "rules" except being a simple idea.