My favorite poem I have ever read is, and will always remain, "This Is Just To Say" by William Carlos Williams. Primarily due to the fact that the author's name is fantastic- who wouldn't want to have their first and last names be almost identical? However, the true reason this poem reserves a special place in my heart is because of Dominic's eloquent yet comical reading of the piece. The way he emphasized each line made me feel as if I were the one that just lost my plums to a greedy outsider. When I am chosen by Ms. Serensky to read a poem aloud, "I do my best to give satisfaction" to the entire class but fail miserably many a time, like when my British accent was not up to par (Wilde 13). Dom captured the moment, "I don't really know how to explain it," but something magical filled the room when he closed with a dramatic "so sweet, and so cold" (Currie 42). At the time, I may have scoffed at an intense depiction of such a simple, and short poem, but now I have this strange feeling that I must put down with ink: I'm "filled with the creeping feeling of having done something for which I should be ashamed" (Wilde 103). I needed this blog to release my true feelings about the excellent portrayal of a shameless person who has recently stolen some treasured plums. Bottom line: this was the shortest poem we read all year which I adored, but the way it was read made it truly special.Thursday, April 21, 2011
Favorite Poem
My favorite poem I have ever read is, and will always remain, "This Is Just To Say" by William Carlos Williams. Primarily due to the fact that the author's name is fantastic- who wouldn't want to have their first and last names be almost identical? However, the true reason this poem reserves a special place in my heart is because of Dominic's eloquent yet comical reading of the piece. The way he emphasized each line made me feel as if I were the one that just lost my plums to a greedy outsider. When I am chosen by Ms. Serensky to read a poem aloud, "I do my best to give satisfaction" to the entire class but fail miserably many a time, like when my British accent was not up to par (Wilde 13). Dom captured the moment, "I don't really know how to explain it," but something magical filled the room when he closed with a dramatic "so sweet, and so cold" (Currie 42). At the time, I may have scoffed at an intense depiction of such a simple, and short poem, but now I have this strange feeling that I must put down with ink: I'm "filled with the creeping feeling of having done something for which I should be ashamed" (Wilde 103). I needed this blog to release my true feelings about the excellent portrayal of a shameless person who has recently stolen some treasured plums. Bottom line: this was the shortest poem we read all year which I adored, but the way it was read made it truly special.
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It is a bit foolish that you like the poem for the author's name. That's like Kelly who wants to marry Stephen Kelly so her name is Kelly Kelly. And it's short length? Come on, John. However, if there was a poem on the AP test this short, I'd be pretty excited because it always takes me so long to read the passages.
ReplyDeleteHey John! I also picked this poem as my favorite of the year- I had completely forgotten about Dom’s reading of it! It really helped build the drama of the poem and opened such a great and enlightening discussion. The length of this poem wasn’t bad either- I just can’t believe how early in the year we read that poem and that now we’re almost done!
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