Interruptions and the Mindful Moment: McCaslin’s “Interruptions”
In a busy and production-oriented society, interruptions are generally seen as irritating, rude and unnecessary moments that should be avoided at all costs. However, in “Interruptions”, Susan McCaslin wants the reader to consider that living in the gaps between thought and conversation, in the interruptions of life, is how one can often see what is truly happening in the present around us. Using the rhetorical pattern of contrast as well as direction, the unexpected, natural imagery and words about language, McCaslin seeks to demonstrate the value of interruptions by understanding them as the gaps in life where the opportunities for mindfulness and creativity lie.
The first stanza of McCaslin’s “Interruptions” begins by giving the reader the direction that is the backbone of the poem’s theme: in other words, the reader must grow accustomed to the interruptions in life so that the chance for mindfulness can occur. She then uses an unexpected subversion and natural imagery to begin building the contrasts where the interruptions in the poem develop. McCaslin directs the reader to “Get used to them”, beginning a series of commands to the reader to accept interruptions in every day life. She subverts the idea of a traditional male Abrahamic god, transforming the “God” she’s discussing into a woman. This unexpected turn disrupts the poem itself, an example of the interruptions she’s heeding the reader to “[g]et
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Memorable ideas are evident in Harwood’s poetry. In her poem, “At Mornington”, she considers the philosophical idea that the passing of time leads to gaining of wisdom. Harwood shows that growth and development are a critical part of defining our individuality. She has effectively used poetic techniques such as construction; vivid imagery and the context of her own life to explore this idea and contributed to the textual integrity of the piece. External contextual readings and values of the poem have illuminated the significance of the piece in asserting the value of friendship and relationships, and presented various ideas such as the inevitability of death, the significance that past events and memories play in shaping present perception as well as the defining of individuality through growth and development. Together, this contributes to the memorability of the poem.
It’s hard to find the space to think in a world increasingly dominated by digital media. With “The Thinking Life,” Forni provides a remedy to this ‘age of distraction’ and looks to rediscover the art of serious thinking. The wisdom of classical philosophers like Socrates and Plato is channeled by Forni, as well as everyday situations, in order to explain how we can successfully think our way through an increasingly complex world and live a better
n the introduction of the poem the writer mentions that the poem is meant to relate to the speakers experience with encountering nature. With much thought into this idea, could you not say that you could relate this poem to the experience of the way society is changing today. In our lives we get use to certain people that we could never "unnoticed" them, but there are a couple of others that we may not even bother with or notice they are there. In the first stanza they question the appearance of the fellow and in reality that may be them questioning the appearance of some people in their lives.
Phones should be able out at Glenpool Middle School. Because you never know if there's an emergency at home and your little brother only knows you´re phone number and you don't pick up because you're not allowed to have your phone out. And that's the thing kids should atleast be able to have it in their pocket with the vibrator on. And teacher blab and blab about it's a distraction but it's not. Cell phones are perfectly fine and good to use when needed at school.
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In Matthew Olson's Contradictions in the Design he articulates discrepancies, uniquities, and hardships that arise in everyday life through poetry. The poems follow all different formats and have distinct narrative qualities however, they all provide commentary on life in some way. “Prayer for an unremarkable day” is right in line with many of the poems from this selection of works thematically, however the literary elements employed by Olsen set this work apart from many of its counterparts. Few poems in Contradictions in the Design are as full of images and are as descriptive as “Prayer for an Unremarkable Day”. By using concrete imagery the intent of the work is greatly amplified by contrasting commonplace images with those of destruction and disaster.
The complexity of Theodore’s poem and its profound sound makes most readers straggle distinguishing between the opposite interpretations of the poem. The reader’s personal experience has a great impact on interpreting the
“In truth, I’ve found that any day’s routine interruptions and distractions don't much hurt a work in progress and may actually help in some ways. It is, after all, the dab of grit that seeps into and oyster’s shell that makes the pearl, not pearl-making seminars with other oysters. And the larger the work looms in my day—is that I hafta instead of just an I wanna—the more problematic it can become. One serious problem with writers’ workshops is that I hafta becomes the rule. You didn’t come, after all, to wander lonely as a cloud, experiencing the beauty of the woods or the grandeur of the mountains. You’re supposed to be writing, dammit, of only so that your colleagues will have something to critique as they toast their goddam marshmallows there in the main lodge. When, on the other hand, making sure the kid gets to his basketball camp on time is every bit as important as your work in progress, there’s a lot less pressure to produce. (232)
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The short stanzas containing powerful imagery overwhelm the readers forcing them to imagine the oppression that the speaker went through in
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