Me and Yedda Morrison are tight

The reading by Yedda Morrison was interesting to say the least. She starts by turning on a lamp and putting it in the center of the floor. The backdrop she had was a photograph she took and constructed of the yossemetty national park. Some parts of it were clear while others where disfigured which gave an interesting texture to it. You could tell she was facinated by nature with her using words such as dessert, lake, huge fire, arctic tides and grass. She used a very interesting simile that stuck out to me which was "paler than envy". Her reading technique was unique. Once in the speech she started to sing her literature and another part she put on a veil that covered her face. She had a facinating use of syntax, diction, imagery and metaphors. A interesting use of imagery was empire built on cabbage. It worked because i could see the image in my mind. The poetry reading was overall interesting and insightfull.

Rodrigo Toscano

Rodrigo Toscano's performance was suprisingly interesting and unique, besides it being overly crowded. He had 3 skits with different students that attend EMU. The first skit had Rodrigo Toscano and 3 other people sit in a horizontal line at a table and talk to each other. They used repitition throughout the skit and used a lot of abstract language. He talked about capitalism in the first skit as well as the other 2.

It was difficult to find out the message of the second reading. This was more of a acting performance than the other ones. What I got from the second reading was that they were uncivilized like cave men. One person was trying to eat the others and the men were running around without a purpose. Also a man was under a table just lying there.

The third reading was the one we went over in class. In this skit it was Rodrigo Toscano talking to one other woman.

evanson and field

Thalia Field's Point and Line- This short story is written in first person point of view. It appears this woman is in a psychologists office, judging by the first line "I occupy this comfortable chair in your office and you stare at me. We are not speaking to one another and you've called this uncomfortable time silence." Although I am not a doctor, the author depicts this patient as having some sort of mental disorder. The syntax is very creative because the sentances are random and descriptive so the reader instantly knows they are reading the patients thought process. Some intense diction and imagery is used. "I feel my cheeks burn as if they might peel off and fly toward the window, striking against it, a terrifying wet burn."

Misdemeanors by Sherman Alex- This story is about an old man that brags about being a tough ex-con, but in reality had a humiliating story about robbing a bowling alley. This story is short but straight to the point. Misdemeanors is very funny to me because the old man used socks on his hands to punch in the window and was found with his paints on his ankles.

City Ecologue

this is my 3rd posting on City ecologue the other 2 are on my blog creative writting

Escape Training: Instructor's Flying Rappel is a poem about escaping danger. The diction is very grousome but caught my attention. This poem is one of my favorite poems in this book.

City Ecologue

I would like to comment on the poem stand-in invocation. My interpretation of this poem is its about a man who loves a woman who doesn't love him back. The diction stood out to me using words such as A New York instead of a woman, and clairvoyances instead of sightings.

The poem sequoia sempervirens also was a pleasure to read. The first line- We are about what a squirrel's size is to a tree to this tree- caught my attention. The poem is about people connecting to nature. I could sense how much the poet passionitly felt about nature

war

The combustions of men were drenched in red
Soldiers lying on hospital beds telling her not to cry
After checking his vital signs
They were reassured he was in the sky

Rickshaws and bulldozers exploding in the sand
No poker chips needed when gambling for this land
Looking around like someone had a plan
Men continued to fight and take a stand

Tyranny paraded the battlefield that day
Completely baffled realizing how much they would pay
Men, women and children all in graves
Pray to god heaven will let them stay