poetry out loud

1. To My Dear and Loving Husband  - Anne Bradstreet
2. Life - Edith Wharton
3. Solitude: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
4. After working sixty hours again for some reason - Brad Hicock
5. Dancers Exercising - Amy Clampitt

I liked the poems "After working sixty hours again for some reason" by Brad Hicock and "Dancers Exercising" by Amy Clampitt. The reason I was drawn to these poems is that they both had meanings for me. The poem by Brad Hicock is all about working all day long for no reason, going through life in a pattern and realizing it. The poem by Amy Clampitt entranced me and made me feel alive, I wanted to jump out of my seat and dance.

I didn't like the poem "Life" because it bored me. Life is supposed to be exciting and fun but I felt a dismal sense of dread as though I was sitting on a cold rock.

I'm most interested in studying my two favorite poems because they are the most interesting and engaging to me. I would choose "Dancers Exercising" because I felt full of life as I read it.

1. The two criteria that will be the easiest for me is speaking in a loud voice and eye contact.

2. I will have the most trouble not fidgeting because I naturally fidget a lot. I will have trouble memorizing my lines.

Stanley Andrew Jackson
Writ on the Steps of Puerto Rican Harlem
by Gregory Corso
This is a successful reading because he is confident and speaks with clarity an great articulation.
Jackson Hille
Forgetfulness
by Billy Collins
This is a successful reading because he really captures the essence of this poem and related it to the audience. I felt as though he clearly understood and grasped the poem.


I have no idea what to expect. I want to win but it doesn't really matter to me. I haven't found any poems I feel I truly connect with yet and therefore my mind has entered the excited stage of this project. I think it will be interesting watching others and seeing what they connected to and how they relate it to the audience. I have no idea who will be good. I think their will be some surprises but then others who I already feel will be good. I think I will memorize "Dancers Exercise." I chose it because I have always loved the idea of dancing but suck at actually dancing and so I can get closer to dancing by reciting a poem about it. The website is very nice looking. The layout is clear and easy to follow and I enjoy the color scheme.