For this week’s blog post, I have read What is a Found Poem, Sample Found Poem and Examples of Found Poems to help me write my own found poem by taking works from my Narrative Project. This found poem summarizes the decision of going to community college, and how it affected me my senior year of high school. The type of found poem I created is an erasure poem which means that I took my existing Narrative Project and erased the majority of the text, leaving behind select words and phrases so when it is read in order, it composes a poem. Below the found poem is a reflection section where I answer questions that will help improve my narrative project when I revise it.
“How Could I Not Go There?” I grabbed mail out of the gold mailbox It was a breezy afternoon, I flipped until a purple and gold pamphlet caught my attention I wanted to apply to this school; West Chester University “How could I not go there?” I raced up the stairs to discuss the possibility to my future My mom was laying out blue sheets of paper I was puzzled on what was happening A wave of disappointment filled my mind My mom, unable to send me to a four-year school Only to community college I was upset, skeptical of the school at first But after visiting, I fell in love with West Chester I didn’t fight back, this conclusion was due to the financial decisions my dad created He destroyed my family and I, made me depressed I recovered as it matured me, but I felt embarrassed and so out of place Why would he do this, I feel resentment, anger I knew it wasn't the right choice for me I would be at a loss of experiences and independence, I felt like a failure Reflection
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Sabatino
10/22/2018 07:49:38 am
This found poem sustains the narrative plot and conflict in your draft. Two questions: what other sensory descriptions might you add into the story to set a scene and develop more sub text? Should the found poem provide any other details about your father’s choices and impact on you?
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Chrissie FackenthallI will use this blog to write and post weekly assignments for my English Composition I course at Delaware County Community College Archives
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