Respirating: A Poem Analysis

The main ideas that we have read in our readings covered what Women’s Studies is and Dominant Ideas About Women. Three passages that caught my attention out of the 32 passages were “A Work of Artifice” by Marge Piercy, “Gender Inequity in School: Not a Thing of the Past” by Karen Zittleman and David Sadker, and lastly, “Have you Ever Heard of Asian-American Feminists” by Stacey Yap. With these three passages, there was good information for me to interpret and to reflect upon in these readings.

Have you ever felt like you were born to do something? Since I was born I felt like I was born to play baseball, but after that I would love to be a broadcaster. That is why I have chosen to analyze “The Broadcaster’s Poem” by Alden Nowlan. Analyzing a poem is not an easy thing to accomplish for me. As I very rarely analyze anything I read, but you should try everything once.

Richard Blanco is a Cuban- American poet who was given the oppurunity to write an inaugaration poem for Barack Obama's second swearing-in. He wrote a poem titled "One Today" that praised the good and unique things about the United States and also the everyday people who's daily routines help to make America the proud country that it is.

Frost further points out that the stretch of woods being viewed is very rural. This is made possible by the reference to the location between the woods and frozen lake. In closing the final sentence of the second stanza Frost reiterates the fact that this occurs on “the darkest evening of the year” stating the darkness of the mood.

Lorna Dee Cervantes' poem, “Poema para los Californios Muertos” (“Poem for the Dead Californios”), is a commentary on what happened to the original inhabitants of California when California was still Mexico, and an address to the speaker's dead ancestors. Utilizing a unique dynamic, consistently alternating between Spanish and English, Cervantes accurately represents the fear, hatred, and humility experienced by the “Californios” through rhythm, arrangement, tone, and most importantly, through use of language.

Death is a topic that unites all of humanity. While it can be uncomfortable to think about, confronting death in unavoidable. “Dying” addresses that discomfort and universal unwillingness to consider the inevitability of death. Pinsky’s use of imagery, symbolism, and tone create a poetic experience that is like death, something every reader can relate to. In “Dying,” Pinsky describes how people are oblivious and almost uncaring when it comes to the thought of death. Pinsky is trying to convince the reader that they shouldn’t ignore the concept of death because life is shorter than it seems.

On a ordinary day, and a ordinary date, Zac was dating a girl and they just went out to dinner. He really likes the girl and he didn’t want to get married at the time, but she did. So when she got really personal and asked if he want to get married. Zac just said ‘’No’’ and was saying how he wanted to travel to mexico and go fishing with a pretty girl like her. So they just talked about what they wanted and she realized they both wanted completely different thing. So she just broke up with Zac. He decided to head to mexico that night as soon as possible. He packed up all his things and headed to the coast of mexico. When he got there he went and bought a nice little house just on

"Grey's Anatomy" is a popular drama doctor show to this day. They had a music event episode where everyone sang and they had two songs that display the symbolic cycle. Both pieces compliment each other because of their similarities in the symbolic cycle, birth and death. The visual display of the songs fit together because of the setting and how the music itself develops throughout each song. These songs were chosen to be in "Grey's Anatomy" because they illustrate real life of losing someone and being blind to someone's pain they try to hide. In "How to Save a Life" and "The Story" the composers develop the theme of life and death.

Challenges facing the American people during the late 20th and early 21st centuries are diversity of races and nationalities racism and animosity is still a dominate thing in America today. Not just with the blacks but with the priests, whites, Germans the Muslims the gays the Jews and the French. So many that their starting to go disregarded which is explicated in the poem Blanco wrote “one today” (Paragraph six) Hear: squeaky playground swings, trains whistling,

“Something More” by Tracey Moffatt is a formal and stylistic experimentation photography and her work draws on her own childhood memories, popular culture, as well as the history seen in still cinema, art and photography. Apparent in her works are themes such as childhood cruelties in suburban life, the mutiny of stereotypes and relations between white and black Australians. In her works, referencing to the artist’s own life and experiences, Tracey Moffatt draws on her Aboriginal background as a foster child growing up in Brisbane in a foster family in the sixties, avidly consuming images from magazines, films and television.

In class we read 3 Cinderella stories and one poem. Ashenputtle is German, Yeh Shen is Chinese, The Algonquin is Native America, and the Interview is a poem. There are over 900 different Cinderella stories in every cultures. I am going to compare and contrast the ones we read in class.

The other effective insult, I believe, is a very substantial one. It moreover supports the contempt towards your people. “Rubbish May be tipped here”, “covers half the traces of the Bora ring”. The connotation of rubbish is something insignificant. Hence a mocking sense is created when the rubbish covers half of an important site the Bora ground. What the white community seems to be communicating is that they know the land belongs to your people. But they are sabotaging it on purpose. This being truly offensive therefore this is a very strong quote in your poem certainly conveying their disrespect.

Waking up, this is where the battle starts. Before the sun throws its rays on a grateful earth, before the noise, before worries set in, there you are. Before an eye has opened, before the rooster crows, it is you and the road. After lacing up your shoes, you open the door. However, by stepping out, you refuse to re-enter until your goal is complete. But is it really a need? Or is it just a sadistic form of finding self-worth in numbers? Distances, times, paces; what do these really mean to anyone but you and a select few? All they can see is distress. All they can see is extra effort. All they can see is an unnecessary task. Does it hurt? It hurts like hell most days, the days it doesn't hurt just take away the joy. The joy

grind loud on white. I am packsafe. Chewing. Bonemeat scrapes and sticks to teeth. Happy. Bite down strong and bone sounds like jingle? Up and running! Jingle like howl to warn of the near day. Hear it and run sprint leap down broken wood. Skidding to boy! Jingle! Walk! Outside! Outside! Boy slips jingle and alphatakes us packnow. Scratch to get out but NO! SIT! STAY! and I do.

Some of the poems and essays I have read during this class were relatable to me. Being away from college, I have struggled with not being at home. I have become a different person when I am at school, but when I am home, I feel like I am my normal self again. Some of these authors of the poems and essays that I have read throughout this class has struggled with being somewhere where they don’t belong and that they are someone else when they are not home. Unlike the other poems and essays we have read throughout the course. I enjoyed reading the ones about “home” because I actually understood what they are going through and that I can relate. Some of these poems and essays include “Going Home” by Maurice Kenny, Postcard from Kashmir”, by Agha Shahid Ali, “Returning” by Elias Miguel Munoz and “Hometown” by Luis Cabalquinto. All of these poems deal with duality.