I just wanted to comment on our work-shopping in class on Tuesday. As a member of group 2, I thought we did a pretty good job. It is always intimidating to read out aloud in front of a group, especially when it is your personal work. I think working with only half of the class helped raise the comfort level. The four poems we work-shopped were all really different from one another. That made the workshop much more interesting. Everyone took "Candy and Medicine" to mean different things. There were a variety of subjects, rhythms, organizations and styles. When the subjects vary from turkey vultures to shibby, you know it is going to be interesting.
As for the comments we gave to the author, I think they were well thought-out. No one offended anyone else, but we were able to give one another constructive criticism. It is really cool when a group of kids can critique each other's work and still be friendly afterwards. Now that we are comfortable with the workshop process, it should go smoothly.
Also, I found that the critiques I had written about the poem changed drastically when the poems were read aloud. Everything sounds totally different when you hear it from another voice. Reading poetry to yourself does not quite do it justice.
Hope tomorrow goes as well as Tuesday!
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"the critiques I had written about the poem changed drastically when the poems were read aloud. Everything sounds totally different when you hear it from another voice. Reading poetry to yourself does not quite do it justice"--Very true! And who's reading it seems to matter a lot, too--there's a lot more to reading a poem aloud, it seems, than just saying the words . . .
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