Final Reflection

When I began this poetry class I had absolutely no idea whatsoever what poetry was about and what I could possibly contribute to it. I had no idea that there could be modern poets. It may seem kind of silly, but I though of poets as old english type of men with absolutely no sense of humor. However, throughout the course of this class I realized that poets can be interesting and not only boring.

The first poem I wrote was:

Meter, Tone, Rhyme, Beat
Poetry
Couplet, Haiku, Sonnet
Poetry
Expression, Emotion
Poetry
Free Verse
Poetry
4, 3, 2, 1
Poetry.

The Last Poem I wrote was:

Poetry is ruleless
Poetry is fearless
Unstoppable
It has no limits
There are many children of poetry and granchildren and great granchildren
Poetry is pretty busy
But always seems to have time on its hands
TIme to educate with its words and adopt another child.

I think that at the end of poetry, as corny as it sounds, I found myself. I really think that I started to portray myself more and put myself into my poems toward the end of the class way more then I had in the beginning. I loved my poem Baby Boy, which is on the ning, I really think that I showed a more deep side of myself then I had before. I also am really proud of my poem Mommy Deadly. It is kind of creepy, but in a really good way. Though because of Mrs. Lewis my final poem What is Poetry is my favorite. I think the two poems I put on this blog post really show my growth throughout this class. I am so proud to have had Mrs. Lewis as a teacher. She is the best teacher I have ever had.