Workshop

When I first signed up to take this class, one of the scariest things was the thought of having to read my poems aloud. I felt terrified, but decided to not think about it until after summer and I was back at school. The coolest thing is that workshop has been a lot of fun. You guys have been pretty baller when it comes to giving feedback. It was all good criticism i think. And people had some really good ideas for others. The fact that everyone is being very open helps a lot. I don't think anyone really feels uncomfortable about the situation either. Oh and you guys have some really sweet poems by the way. Many different topics. Like how we loved beanie babies when we were kids, got stung by bees, or poems that are filled of utter nonsense but make complete sense to me. Shibby shoo really puts a smile on my face. Creativity is just everywhere in this class, with the imagery and interesting play on words. It really just amazes me.
I thought "Taxi" was pretty sweet. The image of the cab crashing and going in reverse and coming back again was really cool. I pictured it all in slow motion. Everything was in black and white except for the taxi. Which was intense yellow. I was still confused about the canary part though. The taxi just turned into canaries....