"Everyone is getting some in this poem! And that's important!"

Before break we were told in class that we would have another author or poet or someone come to our class and do another reading. I’m not sure how, but I didn’t guess that it was going to be our very own instructor! So class that day was even more interesting than it usually is. I learned about a type of poem called a “found poem” and I really enjoyed it. A found poem can be just about anything, and you usually don’t realize that its poetry at first. I never really thought about this being a form of poetry but I actually enjoy it, I think it is very subtle and usually gives a bit of advice or wisdom. I also think that this is one of the purest forms of art because you don’t really know when you’re doing it, it just happens and when you reflect upon it you see the artistic value of it.

            I also enjoyed the story about all the family outings to amusement parks such as Six Flags: Great Adventure and of course the infamous Action Park. I think that this story was so interesting because it was just a normal family out enjoying each other’s company for the day. This is something that gets over shadowed in today’s world because everyone is so worried about their jobs, school, and iPhones. So it was nice to hear about something other than technology and how it’s ruining the world around us. All in all I really enjoyed this reading because we got to hear some of our teacher’s own works and see a little bit more into her life and experiences. I also really liked the poem where everyone was getting some because “that’s important!”