POETRY= SOUL

During the time we spent writing poetry I learned that it is all about you. Although not in the selfish way.

You write what you want to write about, because there's always a story lurking in your head. Poetry gives you the ability to write it and share it with like minded people. You want to write about a goat enjoying his space adventure; perfect! Also if you don't enjoy what you are writing then you will loose interest in a heart beat. You get to choose what to say and how you say it, whether it is all rhyming or a freeverse.

Nowadays we are so worried about making perfect sentences with stunning punctuation and grammar. We are losing the actual meaning behind the story. Poetry to me is a way to get that story telling back because the message is the most important part of a poem. No one is going to care if your stanza doesn't have perfect punctuation.

Lastly there is no wrong answer in poetry. Even if you are looking at someone else's poetry, you have to ask yourself, what you think it is trying to say.

Education Systems

This topic has been burning a hole in my mind for the longest time.

To answer the question; "Is there anything I can do to make sure education can fit my needs."

For me the most important thing is the arts courses. The arts courses are cool in the sense that we get to practice some art. Other than that, there's not much we can change because the grade always come down to who's teaching the art class and what they have been taught. If you can't fit their style, then guess what, you may not get the grade you need to get into art college. I would say the only way of meeting the teacher's need is by copying the teacher's style and leaving yours in the dirt. I don't get to study what I need because the teacher didn't go for the same program, so they don't know how to teach it.

I would say give your all into the course but this isn't like math or science where there is a right or wrong answer and you can prove why. With art no matter how much work you put into something there will always be people who won't like it and unfortunately sometimes that's your teacher.


Thats my view, tell me yours.

Cyril Connolly

Cyril Connolly was a critic, he was born September 10th 1903. Connolly was a famous critic who had a strong influence on the writing community. He created Horizon Magazines where he was the editor. He was never considered a great writer but what he lacked in writing he made up for with his ability to edit. He had the rare skill to be harsh and precise at the same time. Even if he wasn't able to write he made a platform for distinguished writers to post their work and launch their own writing careers.

“Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self."
― Cyril Connolly

I write for myself. Maybe I put in some occasional yuk-yuks here or there but in order for me to like what I write it has be 100%  me. There will always be people in your life who say, "I don't get your writing" or will tell you to change your writing style, to those people you can say, " Cry me river or write me a story." If you can't find or put any joy into what your writing then it's pointless to continue that writing. To write is to unleash the stories that you want to get out, not for your friends, not for your teachers but for yourself.