Author Archives: Connor F

Modernism: Art & Its Poetic Ing

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Connor F

For our final project we have created a online presentation using the program Prezi. In our Prezi we examine several different art and literary movements as well as the artists and writers that influenced and occupied them. Beginning with the … Continue reading →

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“Red Light” an imitation of “[bridge, you’re]” by Jeffrey Pethybridge

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Connor F

  I found myself drawn to this poem very early on in the reading of this book. This was because the poem was so simple and bare, yet each word carried a great amount of weight to it. The voice … Continue reading →

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On the Heals of WWII

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Connor F

Poetry as it relates to politics was a common theme in the work of W.B. Yeats many of his poems centered around the dicey political landscape of the continent on which he lived. His poem “Politics” written in May if … Continue reading →

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My corny Blues Poem

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Connor F

The blues poem is something that fascinates me. Being a poet myself, and having music be one of my biggest influences, I feel drawn to this form in a big way.  The idea of writing a formed poem is not … Continue reading →

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Poetry and Art Timeline

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Connor F

Going through the readings in this class, I have really been drawn to the poems that have to do with the art and music of the time. My idea for my final project is to take poems from Mina Loy … Continue reading →

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How Suburbs changed Poetry Forever

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Connor F

     The migration from urban areas to suburban developments outside the major cities of America drastically changed the landscape of the country. The growth of these developments in the early to mid-1900’s divided the vast countryside, and essentially pushed … Continue reading →

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1923 a Continuation of the World’s “Spring”

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Connor F

The world was still dealing with the heavy hand that came down upon it during World War I. there were many changes taking place that moved the world closer to what we see today. Everything from politics, to medicine to … Continue reading →

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Unpacking “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Connor F

When looking at “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes, the form of it clearly echoes the content of the poem. In the first stanza Hughes writes, “I’ve known the rivers:/ I’ve known the rivers ancient as the world … Continue reading →

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Claude McKay: Constrictions in Society and Poetry

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Connor F

When one thinks of poetry, what often comes to mind is a world of free thinking and individual expression. The work of African American poet Claude McKay tells a different story. McKay, in his poetry, talks about the struggles of … Continue reading →

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Easter 1916: Politics and Poems

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Connor F

On the twenty year anniversary on the of the Easter Rising of 1916, Pat Devine wrote a piece detailing the events of that now infamous day in the April, 1936 issue of The Labour Monthly.  The article included the declaration … Continue reading →

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