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Tag: Emulation

Something Concealed – A Musical Poetry Emulation

January 6, 2020January 12, 2020 _luca.jr_Luca

– Musical Poetry Emulation –    The following is an attempt at something new. To the world of creative writing I am still a novice; so, to test the waters of this new world I[…]

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found in a crowd of thousands again

January 18, 2019January 19, 2019 memedozaMia

with a blank face, she looks at me  (her gleaming eyes faded with longing) for the answers I’m unable to give her. as if there are searchlights in her mind, desperately trying to reach the[…]

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In Search of Peace

December 24, 2018 kelleyklKelley

The following poem is Dan Almagor’s response to the ongoing violence of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Although I personally have not experienced times of war, I wanted to write a personal response based off the stories[…]

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Never Just One (Blog Presentation)

September 17, 2018October 15, 2018 claire351Claire P

    “Only one skill. And it’s this: “tahamul”. Endure.” Kahleed Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns.  (Page 18) Say The quote above is said to young Mariam by her mother, Nana. Nana is rejecting further education[…]

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a curious love affair (a quotation presentation)

September 16, 2018September 16, 2018 lizamkvLiza

“I must admit to a lifelong love affair with curiosity.”  -Timothy Findley as Juliet d’Orsey  ( Part 4, pg. 147) Say:  Juliet d’ Orsey is telling her accounts of Robert Ross through reading out her childhood[…]

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Growth Through Flowers and Plants

September 10, 2018September 23, 2018 kelleyklKelley

Growth Through Flowers and Plants “The lilacs grew with no care given to them, and in the early summer they hung like bunches of mild mauve grapes from branches with leaves like dark green hearts,[…]

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A Letter to an Old Friend

October 22, 2017October 22, 2017 goldylukesLucas

Before I get into the writing, I just want to start by thanking Sara for coming in and doing a Writer’s Seminar on herself in the Creative Writing class this semester. I would say that[…]

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Where There’s A Wall – Joy Kogawa

January 20, 2017April 20, 2021 timiaTimi

Where there’s a wall by Joy Kogawa is a piece that contains several layers of meaning. But according to Joy Kogawa’s past of adversity against the Canadian government and her experience in Japanese Interment camps,[…]

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Poetry Seminar: “A Dream Within A Dream” Emulation and Response

January 15, 2017August 4, 2020 yasmeendYasmeen

Original Poem by Edgar Allan Poe: Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow — You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been[…]

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O Captain! my Captain!

January 8, 2017January 9, 2017 goldylukesLucas

For reference to the original poem, here is a link to read it and follow along with my annotations: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/45474y In Walt Whitman’s poem, “O Captain! My Captain!”, the tale of the Captain character draws man allusions to[…]

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