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Comment on Fibonacci: forms in nature. forms in poetry? by emcla6ep

emcla6ep — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:51:32 +0000

if you’re looking for a resident expert who will blow your mind with Fibonacci, talk to Dr. Atalay in the physics department.

Comment on Lost and Found by Whitney

Whitney — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:12:26 +0000

I love both of these pictures, Emily.
I have been thinking a lot about formal poetry, and organic form, as well as the fibonacci sequence as a mathematical equivalent to poetic form in nature.
Both of the images seem oddly fluid and semetrical…
it would be interesting to “classify” them both as specific kinds of formal poems…the second one being maybe a sonnet?

Comment on Julianna Baggott - October 2007 by Celebrities » CoPo » Julianna Baggott - October 2007

Celebrities » CoPo » Julianna Baggott - October 2007 — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:35:34 +0000

[...] Celebrity photos, celebrity gossip - CelebritySnap wrote an interesting post today on CoPo Â» Julianna Baggott - October 2007Here’s a quick excerpt…she does and it shows. Not only does Baggott become inspired by her audience, she is also keenly interested in celebrities and their lives. [...]

Comment on Poets can lead boring lives too! by Emily T

Emily T — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:23:55 +0000

I think that’s a really interesting question- whether or not a writer has to have had interesting or unusual experiences to have enough subject matter available to write good stuff…Because a lot of the poets we studied did have interesting lives and backgrounds that gave them powerful subject matter to draw from. But I think it is quite possible to make a great poem out of an ordinary topic. This all reminds me of one of my Intro to Creative Writing classes this week where we read “13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” and were given the assignment to write about any everyday object in as many ways as possible and put them all into a poem. It was really surprising some of the beautiful, insightful, and poetic things my classmates wrote about jeans, a glass of water, a blanket, etc.

Comment on Poetry Reading by Emily

Emily — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:11:23 +0000

I think it’s very impressive how much writing talent there is at this school…I’m in Intro to Creative Writing right now and we’re in our poetry half of the semester and listening to some of my peers read their poetry aloud is quite inspiring. Such a wide variety of perspectives and ideas have been presented in the class and I am always so proud to be surrounded by such good writers : )

Comment on New Formalist Found Poems… by willcopps

willcopps — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:56:16 +0000

I made an Internet error into part of an article for the Bullet. I think poetry is more apt.

Comment on evil and the student writer by willcopps

willcopps — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:54:00 +0000

I do not agree with Baggott. Teachers should try to help their students. My ex-girlfriend, who attends Tech, lost her best friend in the shootings. I know that she could have used the help from everywhere, including the institution, in coping and knowing that the teachers are interacting with their students in a way that would reveal any evil intentions.

Comment on Sneaky Naps and Sunsets from Heaven by Will Copps

Will Copps — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:32:47 +0000

Looking at that picture of the Earth makes me wonder if the world will stop marveling at astronauts first, or the astronauts will stop marveling at the world. I’m afraid that it’s the astronauts that will stop first.

Comment on found poetry by Megan G

Megan G — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:38:46 +0000

I completely agree with you about post secret. I feel that each post is a poetic expression. The whole process reminds me of a poetive idea that a poet has to confine his emotion in a succinct manner in order to have a sense of cohesiveness. Also, a poem can 5 lines and be more insightful and meaningful than a 10 page poem. I think that’s why the posts on postsecret.com are so relatable. There’s no time to dance around your emotion or stall, its right there for everyone to see.

Comment on Taylor Mali’s “Totally Like Whatever” by Charlotta

Charlotta — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:22:25 +0000

What an amazing take on today’s way of speaking. Taylor Mali does an excellent job of capturing the exact intonation and the air of second guessing oneself when speaking. The whole performance is so true and I recognized all the features that he listed. I remember talking about this rising intonation phenomenon in my linguistics class and how so many professors are trying to combat it in student presentations. It does make one sound unsure of oneself and if you are not asking everyone a question, then try not to make it sound like you are. Wouldn’t you want to be the one with the answer for a change?