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DLee My Thoughts (edit)

What is poetry?  This question appears to simply be somewhat of a rhetorical question.  Throughout this semester in poetry, I have learned to analyze poems in ways I never would have before; to dissect the very essence of a word … Continue reading

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DLee Wikipedia Experience

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_poetry#Murals I am relatively neutral about the experience I had with this Wikipedia Experiment.  Like all new forms of teaching, I was rather interested in the concept of editing a Wikipedia page as an assignment for class; however, the result … Continue reading

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DLee Wiki Assignment Draft #1

I will be revising Action Poetry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_poetry Action Poetry can be exhibited in the form of murals.  An example of such includes works by The Art Alley Mural Project (http://www.artsetobicoke.com/Art/Art-Alley.aspx).  Their work includes a painting of a specially commissioned poem … Continue reading

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DLee WIKI Stub : Action Poetry

  I am expanding the Wikipedia Stub on action poetry (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_poetry).  It’s surprising that this is even a Wiki stub; I have found a lot of different forms of poetry that can be easily classified as action poetry.  There are … Continue reading

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DLee My Thoughts – Art History

  When given this assignment, I did find it rather difficult to find a class and discussion that would somehow allow me to partake in commenting.  The experience for me was interesting in that after commenting on the art history … Continue reading

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Poetry in Advertising

  Being currently enrolled in a poetry class and having many discussions about poetry during class and through our online blogs, i’ve begun to wonder why poetry is not more widely used in advertising.  From what it seems, the only … Continue reading

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DLee My Thoughts

  We were asked in our first blog posts to define poetry.  I found that poetry cannot simply be defined, it is something ambiguous.  I felt poetry to be something that is experienced by individual readers and therefore has no … Continue reading

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DLee – Dakota: October, 1822: Hunkpapa Warrior

Dakota: October, 1822: Hunkpapa Warrior This poem is written about a Sioux Indian tribe that proudly describes their strength and achievements over the other tribes of their land.  This particular warrior describes how they are the “strongest tribe of the … Continue reading

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FIRST RESPONDER – A Fence

A fence is what we use to promote privacy, to keep others out.  In this poem “A Fence” by Carl Sandburg, the symbol of the poem is the fence he is writing about.  Furthermore, not simply the fence but rather … Continue reading

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