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Visual Assignment: Poetry Art (3 pts)- “Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep”- Sebastian Crane and Lawrence Spitler
For this character collaboration post, I chose to make a picture that contained not only the words from a poem, but the visual created by those words. The poem “Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep” is one I have read and seen at different times of my …
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The Road Not Taken- Robert Frost (A visual on poetry)- 3 points
This background fits perfectly with The Road Not Taken because the poem is about taken a road that most people would not. When I saw this picture I thought it fit because I could imagine a creepy gas station attendant back down the road a little bit telling every passer …
Read MoreVisualizing Emerson’s Words
This is the Poetry Art assignment calling for a visual landscape to be applied to the text of a poem to better explain its meaning. It’s a three point assignment.
I’ve been reading Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Nature as of late, so I decided to pull a quote from there as …
Read MoreSeeing Light Through the Darkness
When scrolling through the assignment bank this week, I didn’t have to look far in order to find one that piqued my interests. I’ve mentioned before that I’ve had to read a lot of children’s books, being a father. So I immediately thought of those books, and how my child …
Read MoreThe Swing
I really like how pictures can influence what words mean to a person. One of the visual assignments that I did was Poetry Art worth 3 stars. The poem that I picked was one that has always been a favorite of mine from my childhood. The picture that I chose …
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(3 stars)
I found this poem awhile ago on tumblr and it really spoke to me. Emotions for me are hard to explain. I know what I am feeling, but when it comes time to explain it with words my mind goes blank.
The Street Girl
(cont.)
Time was when I’d gladly have listened,
Before I was tainted with shame,
But it wouldn’t be fair to you honey;
Men laugh when they mention my name.Back there on the farm in Nebraska,
I might have said yes to you then,
But I thought the world was a…
Having A Coke With You.
When I thought of which poem I wanted to turn into a poster per request of this three-star visual assignment, my mind immediately shot to “Having A Coke With You” by Frank O’ Hara. It is a poem that reminds me of traveling and summertime simplicity and being simply …
Read MoreDust of Snow
I was really excited to do the Poetry Art Visual Assignment for three stars. In general, I don’t really care for poetry. Reading Pablo Neruda in high school was a painful and embarrassing experience. However, I have always had a soft spot for Robert Frost. I really love his poetry …
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