Category Archives: Creative

A Woodman in Spring Time

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Brooke Fortune

I really loved Robert Frost’s “Two Tramps in Mud Time,” and thought it offered a really lovely portrayal of the transitory nature of Spring time, and the contemplative beauty a simple task like wood cutting can hold. As I read … Continue reading →

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Grimke’s Tenebris Turned from Dark to Light

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Beau

Tenebris Imitation Poem- Breeze Strokes The voice is there, always, That, today, Sings a tune, Tranquilly floats, Dances colorful strokes of song Away through the streets, Between the fast movers, Breeze to Breeze The bright song glides and strides Over the … Continue reading →

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The Hurt Hawk: My Hero

Posted on March 13, 2014 by tlweil

Hurt Hawks by Robinson Jeffers is a poem that for me evoked much emotion. The way he personifies the hawk, giving him a somewhat staunch personality, lends in a very effective way to the understanding of the animal’s reality. I … Continue reading →

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Millay Imitation: A Spin on [Gazing upon Him Now, Severe and Dead]

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Logan B

For this weeks blog post, I decided to write a creative imitation of Edna St. Vincent Millay poem, [Gazing upon Him Now, Severe and Dead]. This week was the first time I have ever read Millay, and I have to … Continue reading →

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Mina Loy: Gertrude Stein

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Victoria C.

Mina Loy was very well known as a great feminist writer. She had an early influence of Impressionism when she started going to art school in her earlier years. Mina Loy’s writing is a bit more distinct that any of … Continue reading →

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Workshop Song: An Imitation of Jean Toomer

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Katherine Bartter

I chose to imitate “Harvest Song” by Jean Toomer because I love the sounds and language he uses. The poem indicates a dryness that cannot be quenched (specifically, the “hunger” that is consistently repeated throughout), and the lack of satisfaction … Continue reading →

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Women, Sarcasm, and Honesty

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Katie B

Although “Women” by Louise Bogan comes across as making women very inferior, it is quite noticeable that the poem is meant to be satirical.  Upon reading the poem the first time, I was somewhat taken aback and upset at the … Continue reading →

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[I, Being Born a Woman and Pissed Off] : Imitation of Millay

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Sydney Beckner

[I, Being Born a Woman and Pissed Off] I, being born a woman and pissed off By all the needs and notions of your kind, Am urged by your close proximity to find your person distasteful, and feel a certain … Continue reading →

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The Easter stars of scattered fillings

Posted on February 21, 2014 by ChristinaP

Spring and All by William Carlos Williams Poem of pages 17 and 18 IV The Easter stars are shinning above lights that are flashing– coronal of the black– Nobody to say it — Nobody to say: pinholes Thither I would … Continue reading →

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Imitating William’s Commitment to the Passing Moment

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Marco Frey

For Elu Entering with my mind on nothing in the place but the moon I remember him by rise over the Exxon     — I heard a malnourished he who snickered near the urinal at the smartphone held out– a … Continue reading →

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