Poetry blog #6

In backwater woods is a very interesting poem. Mary Oliver describes the woods and fee experience so detailed it's almost as if you are there. You can picture the lake. I live by a lake so these visuals are very real to me because I remember the cattails. The line about cinnamon makes me think of the cinnamon sticks you get around Christmas time that you would sometimes stir your tea with.  I feel that this poem is about her reminiscing about her childhood and growing up in the woods. I feel that it's unclear what the meaning is though. Could you maybe explain this to me Mrs. White?

Little Apocolypse Response

This poem is kind of hard to interpret. It is a sad poem, mentioning death. Yet it is also very moving poem with lines such as "the robin, great warrior, above". The line "Coffins and sugar bones awash in the sudden sun."  was very interesting to me. Was this trying to say dead bodies? What are sugar bones? I also got the vibe that this poem had a religious meaning to it. "Then, from the black horizon, four horses heave up, flash on their faces." This is where the religious meaning of this poem struck me. Charels Wright paints a picture very well. You can picture the destruction and you can almost feel the distress of the situation. I reall enjoyed how real this peom was.

Evening Concert

This poem is very relatable to me.  I have played he viola since middle school up until this year. The visuals that the author displays paint a very vivd picture in my head. I can just picture the lights dimming on the stage. The feeling you get when you are about to play. The moment he describes the beating hearts, and the black lines. You can picture and feel the nervousness of the musicians , looking at  the notes on the page. I believe this poem would touch the heart of any musician or anyone that enjoys music.

Poetry Blog

I chose Still Memory by Mary Karr.
This poem I feel is about an adult who has a dream about memories from her childhood. She describes the smells that she remembers from her chilhood such as "coffee's smoky odor" and the "crude oil and solvent" that her dad smells of when he comes home from work. She describes the dream so deep, these memories she probably hasn't thought about in a very long time. I feel that the author uses imagery very well. You can almost picture being in the house. Smelling the smells, and seeing the things she sees. I believe every adult has these moments where they look back and remember the little things. Most of the time, it's the little things that we remember the most. Such as the smell of a certain meal your mom would always cook, or the smell of the cleaner your mother uses. Or the sounds and sights of growing up. Certain traditions will always stick with us. For the author, these certain things came in a dream. Things she may have thought she had forgotten.