The first thought chapter in writing down the bones was a very inspirational chapter to me. The idea of stream of conscious writing has always been a source of intrigue to me and the way that it is discussed in this chapter really paints it in a light not of a meaningless excersise but in a tool used for meaningful writing.
The discussion of an egoless thought being developed in a raw manner that forces a writer to tap purely into a prompt without waiting or worrying is entirely fascinating to me. I have often been trapped by various concerns when expressing a point that the original emotion fueling why I want to communicate that point is lost amongst the worry.
Another reason I enjoyed this chapter is because in my own spoken word endeavors I have recently been wanting to dive into a more "freestyle" approach to slam poetry and using this chapter as a tool to cultivate raw emotions and raw responses can help me formulate ideas using my writing style immediately rather than trying to fit an idea to that style over time.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Response to the readings so far: Jan. 15th
My response to the readings so far is going to be of Shakespear's 130th sonnet. The traditional response to this poem heralds Willy as a hero due to his social questioning of the traditional definitions of beauty and deals with what guys typically feel self-concious about when it comes to their peer's interpretation of their lady friends. At first glance shakespeare is bucking the trend of seeking tradiotional aestheticism in finding a mate however he is not a saint just yet in my opinion. Because of the graphic nature and length of time he spends degrading his partner and slips in a slight question of this only at the very end I believe this is an egotistical stance on Willy's part to show how much better than all the other guys who cannot overcome traditional beauty roles in society and he is doing so at the cost of insulting is partner he so "loves" far better would to have been an approach that both highlighted his mistress' qualities he finds beautiful while still making a social commentary on the fact that they may be non-traditional. Essentially employing a technique that defines her non-traditional qualities that he likes rather than showing the traditional qualities that she lacks.
My response to the readings so far is going to be of Shakespear's 130th sonnet. The traditional response to this poem heralds Willy as a hero due to his social questioning of the traditional definitions of beauty and deals with what guys typically feel self-concious about when it comes to their peer's interpretation of their lady friends. At first glance shakespeare is bucking the trend of seeking tradiotional aestheticism in finding a mate however he is not a saint just yet in my opinion. Because of the graphic nature and length of time he spends degrading his partner and slips in a slight question of this only at the very end I believe this is an egotistical stance on Willy's part to show how much better than all the other guys who cannot overcome traditional beauty roles in society and he is doing so at the cost of insulting is partner he so "loves" far better would to have been an approach that both highlighted his mistress' qualities he finds beautiful while still making a social commentary on the fact that they may be non-traditional. Essentially employing a technique that defines her non-traditional qualities that he likes rather than showing the traditional qualities that she lacks.
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