Connections among our poets
Hello, 9Hers! Just a quick note to say how proud I am of you all and the work you've done on your poetry projects. You're teaching each other (and me) so much! To paraphrase poet Kenneth Rexroth on the influence of great poetry: it can make us better people, more "sensitive perceiving organisms," and - perhaps - better poets ourselves! Keep up the great work!
I noticed that many of the poets were writing with non conventional writing styles. Many of them were in, or writing around the Beat movement, Which prioritized a new more free style of poetry.
ReplyDeleteI saw that all four of the poems in my group tended to veer on the side of depressing tones or those that take the speaker through tough time(s). And I found it interesting to compare and contrast their endings. One differed by ending in a realization about themself and their life (Margaret Atwood), and then another by doing just the opposite by leaving the speaker alone, helpless, and empty (Rainer Maria Rilke). Meanwhile, two others ended their poems by flipping the tone (from happy/beautiful to sad at the end - Robert Frost, or from harsh/tough to triumphant at the end - Nikki Giovanni).
ReplyDeleteBoth my poet, Czeslaw Milosz and Ryan's poet, Robert Lowell we're largely influenced by world war 2. Not only does it make me wonder how many people we're affected but it also makes me wonder about how traumatic it was for such people. It makes me ponder because I wasn't alive to experience- it and I don't know how imagine it or describe such a period of history and the kind of stain it leaves on people's soul.
ReplyDeleteBilly Collins seems similar to TS Eliot in the way that he writes about what he sees around him and comments on it. For example Eliot wrote The Wasteland and Collins wrote Introduction to Poetry in which they comment on what they see
ReplyDeleteI noticed that in my poet, Alice Walker, and Bora's poet, Gary Snyder, write in similar tones. They both seem to be direct, and harsh, so the reader understands what they mean to say.
ReplyDeleteBoth my poet, Robert Frost and Kendall’s poet, Ada Limon were influenced and in awe by the beauty of nature.
ReplyDeleteI found that both Gwendolyn Brooks and Rita Dove both served as poet Laureates during their lives. Rita dove was poet Laureate consultant to the library of Congress, while Gwendolyn Brooks served as poet laureate consultant of Illinois.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that the majority of the poets were writing about a personal experiences, and more often than not they were very negative experiences. I think that this is the case because they wanted everyone that read the poem to know that they aren’t the only ones dealing with those issues.
ReplyDeleteBoth "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost and "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou used nature as a metaphor to teach a lesson about life.
ReplyDeleteI noticed most poets write their poems based off something in their life that inspired them. Although, in most of their poems it will not be direct.
ReplyDeleteI found that many poets including my own used religion to put points across and to help the reader understand and relate to his work.
ReplyDeleteI found that both Czeslaw Milosz and Robert Lowell had World War ll effect them.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that both Allen Ginsberg and Gwendolyn Brooks openly supported some type of movement. Both of these poets would often write their poems with the sole purpose of supporting their particular movement.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that both Mary Oliver (Angela's poet) and Ted Hughes (Kiki's poet) both use imagery related to nature in their writing styles.
ReplyDeleteI noticed many poets based their poems on events or experiences from their lifetime
ReplyDeleteI noticed that the connection between most poets was that they were influenced into writing poetry at an early age. The event that the poet would have would help to develop their idea (s) of what they were interested in writing about.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that a lot of poets like to use birds for their metaphors about human nature.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed that poets all seem to have an interesting and difficult life with many obstacles to overcome. Their poetry are often about these hardships, and this makes the poem feel very realistic because the writers have experienced the feeling that they are trying to express in their writing.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that many of the poems were inspired by personal struggles and hardships in their lives, making the poems be more personal between the poet and reader.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed that my poet(e.e.cummings) and Gwendolyn brooks have a connection. Both of their parents supported their writing.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that there are other poets besides William Carlos Williams that use an imagism style with their poetry.
ReplyDeleteBoth Pablo Neruda and Joseph Brodsky had a mentor poet - Neruda studying with Gabriela Mistral and Brodsky studying with Anna Akhmatova. I think their mentors helped them get interested into poetry and inspired them to keep writing.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that the majority of the poets' work was influenced by both positive and negative aspects of their childhood.
ReplyDeleteBoth mine and Alique's poets used the poetic device of metaphor to convey the poets meaning.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that both poets wrote the poems to address the struggles in their lives and their communities. In the poems, they both hoped to give the reader encouragement to better themselves and their situation.
ReplyDeleteBoth W.H. Auden and Theodore Roethke were inspired by the works of T.S. Elliot. Additionally, the fathers of both Roethke and Auden heavily influenced their poetry and life.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that both Maya Angelou and Thanhha Lai faced much prejudice as children who moved to the south and expressed their story through their poetry.
ReplyDeleteBoth Nikki Giovanni and Gary Soto seemed to write poems about, and try to accurately capture, voices others didn’t focus as much on.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that both Maya Angelou and Ted Hughes used a bird within the metaphor of their poem.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that both Joseph Brodsky and Maya Angelou used their poems to compare and highlight the differences between people's lives, and how much harder some people have it.
ReplyDeleteBoth Rainer Maria Rilke and Nikki Giovanni along with many others use personification to creat an atmosphere and mood
ReplyDeleteI noticed how most of the writing is inspired by experiences in the authors own life mostly trauma and sadness.
ReplyDeleteBoth Nikki Giovanni and Gary Soto use their poetry to highlight inequality and place a spotlight on rural and/or underprivileged lifestyles.
ReplyDelete"I'm not a cheerleader. I'm one who provides portraits of people in the rush of life." ~Gary Soto
"I share with painters the desire to put a three-dimensional picture on a one-dimensional surface." ~Nikki Giovanni
Both my poet, Ha Jin, and Leo C.’s poet, Theodore Roethke, wrote not only poems but also novels while working as professors at colleges.
ReplyDeleteA similarity between e.e Cummings and Pablo Neruda is that they both wrote many sonnets.
ReplyDeleteIn Rainer Maria Rilke and Ada Limon's poems that were anylized they both had personification in them.
ReplyDeleteGwendolyn Brooks, Amiri Baraka, and Allen Ginsburg all based their writing on things they believed in and groups that they were a part of and supported. For example, Brooks and Baraka both regularly discussed politics in their works.
ReplyDeleteBoth Ted Hughs and Gary Soto, metaphorically write about the loss of a human or part of themself, allowing the reader to share their thoughts and feelings.
ReplyDeleteBoth Pablo Neruda and Joseph Brodsky had some more political writings which led both of them to be practically exiled out of their respective countries.
ReplyDeleteI noticed how events that happened in their life time or the way they grew up heavily influenced poets writing. Wether it was WW2, neglectful parents, or the way the government was, it showed up in their poems
ReplyDeleteI noticed that my poet, Mary Oliver as well as Maya Angelou used nature imagery to portray a deeper meaning, commenting on life or political issues.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that all of the poets use imagery to give their poem deeper meanings. They use symbolization often, sometimes with abstract, seemingly random things (like colors).
ReplyDeleteI noticed that Sylvia Plath and Billy Collins were both so famous because they said the things people didn't want to. Plath explored depression and raw emotion while Collins explored sex, things people never talked about but needed to hear.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed that the poets I've looked at all want the world to change. This may stem from their own experiences or from attention to the experiences of others. In any case, they all seem to be caring; worn down by life, but not hopeless.
ReplyDeleteI’ve noticed that the poets own life affects their poetry a lot. They write about different topics because of how their childhood was or past experiences.
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