Likes: A Poem Analysis

Clint Smith is a writer, teacher, and doctoral candidate in Education at Harvard University with a concentration in Culture, Institutions, and Society. Smith Clint wrote a poem called “Something You should Know.” The poem is about an early job he had in a Petsmart. The poet allows the readers into his personal life, but before he had trouble opening up to people and his work. Moreover, Clint wrote an insight in the poem about relying in anything to feel safe and he says it is the most terrifying thing any person can do.

Compare how the poets present love in “Nettles” and in one other poem from the Relationships cluster.

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.

“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.

“Ode to the Chameleon” by Yusef Komunyakaa utilizes metaphors and allusion to convey and enhance the meaning of his poem. A common subject among his poems is what it was like to be an african-american man fighting alongside white men in the Vietnam War. A very powerful metaphor used in lines 3 - 5 is, “You are a glimpse/of a rainbow, your eyes an iota/of amber” (Komunyakaa 3-5). Komunyakaa is comparing a chameleon to a faint rainbow or a small amount of amber, both of which are fairly special. Prior to reading the poem, someone may have never thought of a chameleon as being similar to a rainbow or a piece of amber. But, the poem brings chameleons into a new light; they are hard to spot, and when spotted, are unforgettable. The entire poem

Plymouth locals, The Poet Junkies - Brendan O'Neill (vocals,guitar), Thomas Archer (guitar), Jon Blanchard (drums), and Matt Xhapman (bass)- resurface familiar traits of indie-rock that were last since in the early 2000s with bands like The Arctic Monkeys. Despite drawing obvious comparison to the Sheffield band, The Poet Junkies aim to become their own brand of sound, as they draw from each member's influence to the band's advantage. Tracks like "Drinkers of the Yellow Brick Road," showcases this diversity, with prominent bass riffs, flawless drumming, and softer edges within the chorus, which balances the band's "loud" rock sound. Whereas on their latest single, "Sex and The Crazy Parade," the band's evolution becomes audible within the lighter

She goes and wakes Lend up for a minute she thought that he saw the fire to when she realized he could not she told him he thought that she should tell Raquel but she denied and wanted to figure it out herself. He tells her the full poem which is “Eyes like streams of melting snow, cold with the things she does not know. Heaven above and Hell beneath, liquid flames to hide her grief. Death, death, death with no release. Death, death, death with no release.” She knew that this described her. She gets called down with Jacques. They got assigned to go find a hag.

Rosa, thank you for your discussion. I also noticed that there were similar questions asked. Did you notice as well that they were strategically placed in the beginning, middle and end? The COPE is provide a form of psychoeducation for the client to learn how they are able to handle stress and learn to cope. Additionally the COPE assessment can help the clinical in determining in there is an underlying substance dependency (Carver, Scheier, and Weintraub, 1989).  For example, a client that is court mandated because of a domestic violence situation the COPE assessment can assist in the clinical to determine their current ability in handling the stress and by what means they are using to cope. Therefore, the clinican can determine if additional

The fact is she hates that she loves him. The “Hate poem” is a poem seemly about the authors hate to this guy, the poem is nevertheless misleading at the be beginning, as you read on it seems like something happened between them,and she doesn’t want to love him but she does.

Why, Dad, I love you the bluest! I love you the color of a waves in it’s ocean. The color of a moon stone gem. The color of a bird soaring the quiet blue sky.

Advocating for the mentally ill has become my life quest, yet the sad truth is that the rule of law does not fully protect this population of people. All to often the rights of individuals living with mental health conditions are infringed upon by elected officials who see the mentally ill as a proxy solution for the gun crisis we face in America. This minority group of society is seen as the perpetrator of violence and crime when data clear articulates the opposite. Yet, the data is ignored, the mental ill are stigmatized, and the only state in the union with the Mental Health Services Act continues to see widespread disparities among those living with mental health challenges. Thus, I’d like to further my mental health advocating abilities by pursuing public interest law.

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.

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.

In the past research has mainly focused on the negative effects of corporal punishment on children only recently has it begun to focus on potential factors that influence individual perceptions of corporal punishment. This study aimed to investigate the effects of SDO on an individuals perception of corporal punishment. In this study they hypothesized that people with high SDO levels would see more child punishment as legitimate uses of parental authority than those with lower levels SDO. For this study they used a questionnaire with scenarios like: “Seven-year-old (five-year-old or thirteen-year-old) Emily was arguing with her younger sister, fighting over a toy. Emily ended up calling her younger sister an inappropriate name. Her father was

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.