Sunday, May 16, 2010

model poem

Time Can't Revoke

Buried deep beneath an old oak tree,
lies a box that's been filled, with
childhood memories.
Three quarters, one ball, and a letter that
I wrote, holds the key to my mementos,
That time can't Revoke

-Robert M. Hensel


Never be Forgotten

Hidden under a pile of clothes,
sits a jewelry box which is filled, with
timeless treasures.
Four pennies, one necklace, and a class ring
that shows wear, hold years of history,
that will never be forgotten.

-Katie Cannon modeled after Robert M. Hensel's "Time Can't Revoke"

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

creative writing.

On Turning Ten
by Billy Collins

The whole idea of it makes me feel
like I'm coming down with something,
something worse than any stomach ache
or the headaches I get from reading in bad light--
a kind of measles of the spirit,
a mumps of the psyche,
a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul.

You tell me it is too early to be looking back,
but that is because you have forgotten
the perfect simplicity of being one
and the beautiful complexity introduced by two.
But I can lie on my bed and remember every digit.
At four I was an Arabian wizard.
I could make myself invisible
by drinking a glass of milk a certain way.
At seven I was a soldier, at nine a prince.

But now I am mostly at the window
watching the late afternoon light.
Back then it never fell so solemnly
against the side of my tree house,
and my bicycle never leaned against the garage
as it does today,
all the dark blue speed drained out of it.

This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself,
as I walk through the universe in my sneakers.
It is time to say good-bye to my imaginary friends,
time to turn the first big number.

It seems only yesterday I used to believe
there was nothing under my skin but light.
If you cut me I could shine.
But now when I fall upon the sidewalks of life,
I skin my knees. I bleed.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

title and registration- death cab for cutie

The glove compartment is innacurately named
and everybody knows it
so im proposing a swift orderly change

cause behind its doors
there's nothing to keep my fingers warm
and all i find are souvenirs from better times
before the gleam of your taillights fading east
to find yourself a better life

I was searching for some legal document
as the rain beat down on the hood
when i stumbled upon pictures i try to forget
and thats how this idea was drilled into my head
cause its too importan to stay the way its been

Theres no blame for how our love did slowly fade
and now that its gone, its like it wasnt there at all
and here i rest where disappointment and regret collide
lying awake at night

Theres no blame for how our love did slowly fade
and now that its gone, its like it wasn't there at all
and here I rest where disappointment and regret collide
lying awake at night
when I'm lying awake at night


This song could be interpreted in a lot of different ways, straight forward or metaphorically. The way I look at it is him relating a glove compartment to his life. He feels as though his life has been messed up. He was looking for something in his glove compartment, like his title and registration, and he came upon something that was in there that reminded him of his past love which he was trying to forget. The taillights fading east are from his past lover leaving to find a better life. Now the memories that were kept in the glove compartment are stuck in his head.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Performance piece

I wish you were never born.
you're a waste of space.
Turst me, my life would be easier without you.
all of ours would.
so im a little harsh.
Am I being mean to you?
Am I being a bitch today?
well..screw you.
screw you and everything you stand for, which isnt much.
you're spineless and unoriginal.
doesnt it bother you to never have your own opinion?


1) What voice is apparent within your poem? Please describe in detail.
The voice in this poem would be hatred and lashing out on someone.

2) What type of mood will you try to express when performing your poem in front of the class?
hate, anger.

3) What types of gestures, nonverbals, and or movement will you be incorporating into your performance?
strong ones.

4) What frightens you about this assignment? What seems exciting about this assignment?
I do not wanna look like a doof in front of my peers, but I am excited to do it anyways.

5) How does performance poetry enhance the meaning of a poem? Be specific.
You are definitely more into it when you are performing, you can see the true feelings in the face and movement.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

CW-sestina. I dreamt of moonlight.

last night i dreamt of moonlight
and lying on a warm beach
wondering what I could learn from the stars.
The sweet sound of the waves
blended nicely with the cool breeze
and gently eased me onto a bed of sand.

The glistening specs of sand
played with my eyes in the moonlight.
A vicious wind was born from the breeze
There was no more comfort from the beach,
now being engulfed by the monstrous waves.
I stared at the sky, reaching for the stars.

Now it was me and the stars
time slipping through my fingers like sand
and we danced with the waves
underneath a stage powered by moonlight.
Along the edges of the beach
I made my own breeze.

It was nothing more than a calm breeze
barely making it to the stars.
It fluttered along the beach
playing its own games with the sand,
and shining from the moonlight
were those harsh, dancing waves.

I was mesmerized by the waves
that were being shoved by the breeze
looking as though to strangle the moonlight.
who needs it when you have as many stars
as grains of sand
to light up this magical beach.

I'll never forget the dream of the beach
or the misunderstood waves.
And when I step on the sand
I'll feel close with the breeze.
And when I gaze at the stars
I'll dream of the moonlight.

I remember the beach, its cool feeling breeze
and I remember the waves that danced with the stars
I wish I was back with the sand, sitting under the moonlight.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

I am Katie Cannon

I’m a procrastinating woman
I’m a ring woman
I’m a gum chewing woman
I’m a drawing woman
I’m a candle woman
I’m a hockey playing woman
I’m a purple woman
I’m a black and white woman
I’m a dreaming woman
I’m a sensitive woman
I’m a joking woman
I’m a Kanye woman
I’m a singing woman
I’m a thinking woman
I’m a selfish woman
I’m an indulging woman
I’m a paranoid woman
I’m a nail biting woman
I’m a feisty woman
I’m a tired woman
I’m an unemployed woman
I’m a sharing woman
I’m a sharp woman
I’m a strong woman
I’m a messy woman
I’m a simple woman
I’m a committed woman
I’m a happy woman
I’m a beautiful woman
I’m a young woman