Poetry Reflection
When given the poetry assignment, I felt almost burdened. It was June, and I was itching to fall back into the lazy cycle of eat, sleep, and play of summer vacation. I did not want a big project near the end of the year. I wanted to get the project over with, fast as possible.I feel as if I should've tried more. I rushed at the beginning and it reflected on my work. In fact, I had to start over two poems. I felt really frustrated with myself on this project. However, over time, it began to get actually fun. I could express my thoughts with very little restriction. I really learned how to add deep meaning to literature throughout this project.
The topics and themes I chose for these poem were subjects I really didn't care about. The first list poem I made was about Korean food. However, when I started over, I decided the poem should be more about my childhood memories in Korea revolving around these foods. I became interested, but I was still dreading this project. When I wrote my Self Portrait Poem, I felt I could write freely about my personailty and appearance with no restriction. I really liked this poem, because I never had one personality people knew me as. To some, I was hilarious, and to others I was really quiet. This poem truly expressed who I am. At that point, I started having fun. It was like drawing or painting a picture. It could be anything you wanted it to be. This was probably one of funnest projects I had all year.
I tried to really add deep meaning to the poems I wrote. I tried to connect with it with my daily life after I became more "into it." The social concern poem's topic was something I felt deeply about, discrimination. When I first moved into America, I only knew how to say "hello". Many people made fun of my accent and my limited vocabulary. However, I didn't blame them, we were only first graders back then anyways. Yet, when I read the Birmingham Civil Rights Protest, I felt sick to my stomach. The Police, who is supposed to protect the public, sic'ed dogs on the protesters and sprayed high pressure water at children. I had to write about this for my poem. It could not be ignored. I truly put meaning and thought into the poem. I tried to capture the pain from a teenager who was part of the protests. I soon became very passionate with these poems, and tried hard to put real effort into it.
This project wasn't hard. It just took long to process poems into a website. Right now, I am writing this reflection at 1:33 AM, due to procastination. However, overall it was a fairly easy unit with easy to understand vocabulary and content. I gained respect for poetry after writing these poems. The website was very user- friendly, and there were little questions asked. This was a pleasant project to end the year, and I hope my classmates and I will have another project like this next year!
The topics and themes I chose for these poem were subjects I really didn't care about. The first list poem I made was about Korean food. However, when I started over, I decided the poem should be more about my childhood memories in Korea revolving around these foods. I became interested, but I was still dreading this project. When I wrote my Self Portrait Poem, I felt I could write freely about my personailty and appearance with no restriction. I really liked this poem, because I never had one personality people knew me as. To some, I was hilarious, and to others I was really quiet. This poem truly expressed who I am. At that point, I started having fun. It was like drawing or painting a picture. It could be anything you wanted it to be. This was probably one of funnest projects I had all year.
I tried to really add deep meaning to the poems I wrote. I tried to connect with it with my daily life after I became more "into it." The social concern poem's topic was something I felt deeply about, discrimination. When I first moved into America, I only knew how to say "hello". Many people made fun of my accent and my limited vocabulary. However, I didn't blame them, we were only first graders back then anyways. Yet, when I read the Birmingham Civil Rights Protest, I felt sick to my stomach. The Police, who is supposed to protect the public, sic'ed dogs on the protesters and sprayed high pressure water at children. I had to write about this for my poem. It could not be ignored. I truly put meaning and thought into the poem. I tried to capture the pain from a teenager who was part of the protests. I soon became very passionate with these poems, and tried hard to put real effort into it.
This project wasn't hard. It just took long to process poems into a website. Right now, I am writing this reflection at 1:33 AM, due to procastination. However, overall it was a fairly easy unit with easy to understand vocabulary and content. I gained respect for poetry after writing these poems. The website was very user- friendly, and there were little questions asked. This was a pleasant project to end the year, and I hope my classmates and I will have another project like this next year!