These are time sensitive. You do not receive credit if you write them after the deadline each week.
First, there's a blog entry (about 250 words) which will have you respond to a hopefully thought-provoking question. Each week, you must do the blog entry with enough time left in the week to be able to enter into dialogue online with your classmates. Write, reply, write more, reply more, and then write and reply more.
Second, there's a reading. There’s no blog entry associated with this. Just read.
Third, there's a written response to the reading. Your reading and writing on the blog must be completed by the SATURDAY (by midnight) of the week in which the reading falls. This entry should be a long paragraph. YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESPOND TO OTHER STUDENTS' PART THREE EACH WEEK.
Monday, May 4, 2015
WEEK SIX BLOG ENTRY
Would your life be better if you awoke every day and wrote a poem? Why or why not?
I can say from experience that my life would not be better if I wrote a poem each day after waking up. I have had to do this for a course I took in the past and it was quite depressing. Although, I was going through a divorce and was being blamed by my family for doing something that went against their religion. Having to pour my emotions out onto paper made me realize that I was overly depressed. By the time the course was over, I had tried to kill myself. When I submitted my final portfolio to the teacher, she graded me harshly on my poem and prose’s and did not like the theme of my work. On top of it, she criticized my poem that described my failed suicide. It only made things worse for me and I struggled greatly. I have sense moved on from my past abusive relationship and have met a wonderful man who recently proposed to me. However, this quarter I am taking a class with the professor from the previous creative writing course and ironically, we are talking about suicide and mental illness. I still think to this day that writing poetry causes depression in me. It is probably an experience that I will never forget. I hope this never happens to anyone and that they derive joy from expressing themselves in writing.
That's terrible, the professor shouldn't have been so critical on something that was essentially about you. You should enjoy what you write and not feel criticized about it.
Yeah, she's a very critical teacher. She knows I work overnights graveyards and that I was going through a lot. I still am and she is still being overly critical on me this quarter. I know there is a lot to look forward to though. Since my divorce, I've met an amazing man and I get to spend my days with him and on occasion, with his little girl. Plus, I have my cats.
I'm not sure if my life would be better if I wrote a poem each day but I do think that any sort of writing, whether prose or poetry, will benefit my skills as a writer and as a speaker. Throughout high school, I was very social but nowadays, I've become more introverted. Strangely, this change has caused my skills as a writer, and more particularly as a speaker, to suffer. Unlike before, I'm now more prone to forgetting certain words, mispronouncing them or mixing them up altogether. I have taken it upon myself, however, to make an effort to write more in my spare time to keep my vocabulary and grammatical skills sharp.
I can relate to you, I too was very outgoing in high school but find myself keeping to myself more and more these days. I do believe it may have to do with growing up and becoming more mature. But whatever it is, its who I am now! :)
Ok I started off the same and then slowly found myself becoming a little more introverted, I agree with marina any time I find for myself I use it and sometimes that involves staying in and away from people.
Absolutely, I totally agree with the you both. I've become such a homebody that most of the time, I prefer to be at home with netflix and some snacks than to get dressed up and go out. But that's very true though, that it's a sign of growing up. College is the time to get to know yourself: your talents and your limitations. For many, it's the time to figure out what they want to do in life and to go after it.
I definitely see where you are coming from. The complete opposite happened to me when I transitioned into college. There are days when I just want to be away from the world and just enjoy being alone in private.
I relate to this so much! I have definitely became more of a homebody. I used to read books and do a lot more when I was in high school. Now I find myself not doing more than what I need to do. I concentrate more on my goals now, rather than being social. I do need to try and balance everything out, though.
I do not think that waking up every morning and writing a poem would make my life better since I am usually to tired and not all that creative in the morning. I do feel that perhaps simply writing out one's thoughts or feelings has its benefits. I have gone through some emotionally tough times and I didn't have anyone to turn to at the time, but what I found was that pouring out all my emotions on paper was very helpful in getting through it.
I agree with you, Alianna. I am not very creative early in the morning either. I have written something out when I was emotionally, I found that exercising was a much better way to let some steam out. Especially some kickboxing.
I agree with writing your emotions on paper makes us feel so much better because if no one can hear us, then at least a piece of paper and pen is there for us.
I do not see how writing a poem would benefit me every morning. I, personally get up at 430 in the morning for work as it is. I could not even imagine waking up earlier to write a poem. I just could physically do it. If I could, I do not even know what I would write about. Perhaps coffee, a lot of coffee is what my poems would be about. : )
Oh my goodness! 4:30 in the morning?!! You go girl!! Maybe you can write about how you feel getting up early in the morning. Personally, I would not be able to get up that early in the morning.
The earliest I wake up daily is 5:30 in the morning. I can not imagine having to wake up an hour earlier. Waking up is just a struggle. My mind wouldn't be at 100% to write a poem.
I am not sure if my life would be better if I wrote a poem every morning but I am curious and going to put the hypothesis to the test! When I attended High School, writing poetry was a dear passion of mine because I found it to be a stress reliever as well as a constructive way to express my feelings. Writing helped me stay in tuned with my feelings and challenged my creativity, especially when I wanted to compose a poem that rimed. In retrospect, writing poetry was a positive outlet and gave me an imaginary safe place to be myself, without the threat of being judged. I enjoyed how writing allowed my imagination to run free on paper and completing a poem always gave me a great sense of accomplishment. The greatest benefit I receive from writing poems was developing the skill to Search for various words and meanings that illustrated my exact mood. Building on this particular skill, expanded my vocabulary and enhanced my understanding of my emotions as well as my personal growth. I also found that writing poems was therapeutic to me during a time when I was finding my identity. In conclusion, I believe that this past time activity will be worth revisiting and I anticipate an awarding turnout because I have gained many interesting life experiences that I believe are worth articulating.
That sounds really great! I'm glad you were able to do that and find that it was very beneficial to you. I also agree that writing in general can be good at relieving stress.
Being in touch with your feelings is the best outcome of writing poems everyday. Since they are essentially private poems that aren't being graded or critiqued, you get more enjoyment out of it.
I look forward to the days when I can write poetry every morning. During this season of my life, "I ain't got time for that"! BUT--I think I would enjoy it. After I am teaching, maybe it's something I do after my morning coffee.
I agree its hard to find time,but if we set a time late in the morning to write a little something about whatever I think it would be fun to read in the future.
I think it would be cool to wake up and write a poem everyday. It's basically like writing in your journal/diary but in a poem form. Personally, I like to write in my journal consistently. I find it fascinating for those who are very poetic. If I woke up everyday writing a poem, I'd be impressed. It would be like a message throughout my day only I could understand in my own context. If people were to read it, they would deeply observe in context clues on how I felt that day or what I did that day. The difference with writing in your journal is that it'll tell you exactly what's written and it's straightforward. When it comes to writing poems, it's primarily a description that's nearly rhythmical and usually metaphorical. I don't know if it'll make my life better but I know for sure it'll increase my skills in writing and would be very beneficial.
For me, writing a poem every morning would not be better. Poems are usually feelings put on paper and feelings could get quite depressing. I tend to over think things which causes mood swings and throws off the rest of my day. Besides, waking up in the morning I am usually cranky, being that I am NOT a morning person at all.
Lol, I know what you mean! I'm not much of a morning person either, hence the five alarms needed to wake me up. I'm able to get a lot more done at night and I can easily be able to work until 4 or 5 am. Mornings tend to get very hectic and rushed with distractions getting in the way. But nights are a lot easier - it's quiet and peaceful.
Jem Lim; its takes multiple alarms for me as well to wake me up. At night is when I am more active and usually start all my assignments and daily rituals haha. Mornings for me is just a drag, so at night would be a lot better for me to write poetry because thats when I could take the time to just think of what to write, however I dont want to over think what im writing and create emotions.
At this moment in time, I do not think that writing a poem everyday would help me. I wake up every morning at five thirty to get ready for work. Usually, I am always rushing in the morning to get ready and writing a poem would make me late. I think that writing a poem would be nice to do though, if I had the time. I would be able to express my feelings through a poem. All though I do not have time to write poems now, it would be nice to sit down with a nice a nice cup of coffee and write. I am a morning person and I am most productive and happy in the mornings. I feel like my brain is more fresh and I can think better. Writing a poem, would be a nice time to unwind and have a good way to start my morning. My poems would mostly be about coffee and food because I like coffee and food in the mornings. I would probably describe what my coffee and my food tastes like, my poems would be very descriptive. I do not know what else I would be able to write about in the morning.
My life would definitely not be better if I woke up every day and wrote a poem. My life would actually be very miserable if I had to wake up every day and write a poem. I am not a creative person, therefore waking up and having to write a poem would be hell for me. I have had courses in the past where I had to write poems as assignments and I would always find myself dreading those assignments. I think if my life consisted of writing a poem everyday I would not want to wake up in the mornings.
Writing poems are pretty easy for me, it's just depressing to come up with topics because poems are based on feelings, and those feelings are usually sad. Most of the time sad poems make the best poems but it causes emotional stress that I would not like to have.
I don’t think my life would be better if I wrote a poem everyday as soon as I woke up. My morning is very busy. I wake up at 5:30, get ready, and head straight to school. Also, I struggle with creative writing and the idea of just writing a poem stresses me out. I know poems are supposed to be a way for someone to express their feelings, but I have had a bad experience with writing poems. The teachers I had throughout middle school and high school always made me feel like my poems were not good enough based on the grades they gave me. If I had to write a poem every day, it would just stress me out and put me in a negative state of mind. I think I would feel my poem wasn’t good enough and I would continue trying to edit it and make it better. It would feel more like an assignment than a way to reflect on the world around me. Although I don’t think poem writing would benefit me, I like the idea of it. But I would rather write in a journal as a way to reflect on life. And maybe once in a while I would try my luck with writing poetry. A journal doesn’t seem as overwhelming as writing a poem every day because I enjoy writing. I like the idea of taking time out of every day to reflect on yourself, your life, and the world around you.
this topic was really hard to agree and disagree with because there are endless things you could write about but finding time in the morning is a real inconvienence for a lot of people. unless it was the 4 word poem we did before!
I do believe that my life would be better if I woke up and wrote a poem every day. IN order to write a poem you need to contemplate your thought and emotions and write them down. I think it would almost be cathartic because I would be exposing some of my most intimate emotions and thoughts. Although, at times I do find it difficult to say what I'm feeling, let alone write them down into a poem. I don't mean to turn this into a religion thing, but I think saying a prayer that is from your heart may be a bit easier then writing down your feelings. I do my best to try and say a prayer at least once a day and I immediately feel a sense of relief, which I'm sure the way in which writing a poem would make me feel. Either way, whether it be writing a poem, saying a prayer, reading a poem, it could always be advantageous to reflect on your thoughts and emotions.
I think it would be such an interesting experience to have to write a poem everyday. I can see it being at times both a struggle and a pleasure. One could use the opprotunity to write about the dream or nightmare they had had that night, or they could use the chance to write about their thoughts. Poetry is a great way to express oneself and to describe the world in a way most would never see it. I have always loved writing poems, although I havn't done it in quite awhile. I truely think it would be such an interestign experience to see how the poems differ and what thoughts created the poems.
I can see how writing a poem can be a struggle and a pleasant experience. I am not creative, but I think by writing poems you can express yourself in a way that not everyone can understand.
I agree that sometimes it may be a struggle to figure out what to write about or how to put it all together. I do agree that poetry is a great way for one to write about their feelings. That's what I would be writing about and just releasing emotions.
I think my life would be better if I wrote a poem every day when I wake up. I am currently happy with my life and probably writing a poem every day would make my life even better. If I wrote poems every day I would be writing about what goes on around me or what has happened in the past. Or I could just write about whatever came to mind. I could write about my inner most feelings and dwell on them throughout the day. As I’m dwelling on these feelings, I would ask myself why I feel this way or should I be feeling a different way. The poems I write every morning would be the truest in my opinion. When I say truest, I mean these poems would be true and honest. When I wake up in the morning, I am not completely awake and aware of what’s going on. By writing these poems when I wake up I would be getting the most authentic and realest poems out of my mind before they are tainted by my consciousness. I’m not saying that my consciousness is detrimental, but reveling on my thoughts of authenticity would make my life better.
This is a really good way to answer the question. I also think that writing a poem a day would allow ourselves to look back on how we felt at a certain moment in our lives. This is great because we are able to reflect and possibly better our lives by writing a simple poem.
I never thought about it the way you did. That when we first wake up our mind is clear and it isn't filled with day's work yet. I think it would be great to write down what is on our mind and write down the past and whatever we choose too. It is a way for us to just let out whatever we are feeling and what our mood is.
I guess it’s just the way you perceive the thought. If I wrote a poem for every dream that I could remember from that night, and had a compilation of dream poems it would be like stepping into my unconscious mind and re-living the experiences. I can also see how it would be an inconvenience for some who wouldn’t be able to remember their dreams or who have to wake up in a rush to get themselves and their family ready, or who just aren’t morning people and doing something like this would not be a great start to the morning. But I think it would help a lot of people with stress if they wrote down a little something every morning and then had that to look back on in the future it would be amazing.
Good way of putting it. I have a lot of crazy dreams and it would be cool to be able to put them into writing. Maybe not so much of a poem but just a short description or snipets of my day and dreams. It would probably help explain where all these dreams are coming from.
I could not imagine waking up every morning and writing a poem because my mind does not function very well in the morning allowing to the think of a poem to write let alone to make breakfast. On my good days when I am fully capable I struggle with writing poetry. I wish i could write a poem with beautiful words but my abilities seem to not allowing me to even think of a decent sentence. I envy those who can.
I agree with you. I am not a morning person and I'm not a good writer therefore writing a poem each morning would be extremely difficult for me. The amazing thing about poetry is that it can be written very freely. There is really no right or wrong way to write poetry. :)
I agree! I am definitely not a morning person and if I am up early enough, which is very rare, I try to workout, not write poetry! And I'm with you Karla, I'm not a very good writer either, making trying to write poetry, or anything for that matter, extremely difficult.
Martin Duran, Maya Angelou was an awesome author as well as a powerful motivational speaker. I had the pleasure of attending one of her seminars at Fresno City College.
I think my life would be better writing a poem everyday because poetry is writing about how we feel and our perceptions of life. Poetry draws on our senses and our senses gives access to our memories and feelings. Poetry also exercises our brains to interpret what the poem is about and uses a different style of writing to give the reader's awareness and understanding of the world. My friend recently gave me a little black book to write my ideas and thoughts everyday, and it helps me communicate my experiences and deepens my knowledge of the senses more actively. Poetry is very active so it involves the readers's senses, emotions, and imagination.
You make some valid points in writing poems. I love how the everything ties in together to promote a meaningful message. I would love to be able to write, but its so hard for me write a sentence let alone a poem. I used to have journals my friends gave me when I was younger and I would write in them, but I lost my passion for it once I hit college. I would love to get that feeling back.
I’m not a very artistic person by any means. I cannot draw, paint, sing, act, play an instrument, and I am certainly not a poet. I don’t think writing a poem each day would come easy to me, but at the same time I think it would make my life better. Forcing myself to write a poem every morning would allow me to gather my thoughts and write them in an artistic way. I would also be able to reflect on my previous thoughts and express my emotions in a positive way which would be way to relieve some stress. One awesome thing about writing poems in a journal is the ability to go back and read what I wrote. I think it would help me be more grateful for the days I have been allowed to live. Writing a poem every morning would not only benefit me by expressing myself, but it would also make me a better writer. I would love to get feedback from a professor or even an educated person that would give me ideas on how to improve my poems. This way, I can take the critiques I am given and produce poems I would be proud of. Although not every poem would be good work, I think only good things can come from expressing myself in a poem each day.
I am also like you. I am not an artistic person, but I think that it would help better our daily lives. Writing poems, even if we are not good at them, can help us relieve stress and learn how to be better writers! I also think great things can come by expressing yourself daily by writing.
I don’t think my life would be better if I woke up and wrote a poem every day. Waking up early is a struggle for me, but when I do manage to wake up, my mind is just focused on getting the day started. Since high school, I always struggled with writing poems. I find it pretty funny that back in high school, my English teacher told me that life would be easier if I wrote a poem each day. By doing so, I can read what problems I encountered throughout life and try to perfect them. Creativity is an issue that I have been struggling with as of lately. When I read poems, I am always amazed on how easy a poet made it seem with their writing. In my opinion, writing a poem is a lot more challenging than writing an essay. It takes a lot more of an effort to get a message across on a poem than in a critical written essay.
Hello Mike, I agree with you that writing a poem is more challenging than writing an essay. Poetry and creativity have never been my strongest points. I also agree with you on the fact that poets make poems seem really easy to write. However, I know that in reality it may not be that way.
Honestly I think writing a poem everyday when I woke up would be stressful. I know people write in a journal to clear their minds before bed. I think I would benefit more if I was to write at night. I’m not a morning person, so writing a poem every morning seems annoying to me. It’s hard enough to wake up with my alarm going off every 15 minutes starting at 6:30am. I can see how this can be beneficial to wake up and write down your dreams and thoughts so it could promote writing ideas that you could look at later in the day. I read somewhere that writing in the mornings when you wake up could be beneficial to your mental state of mind. Does anyone know if this is actually true? I feel if I were to write my feelings down as soon as I woke up I would become depressed. I think if it I were to write in a journal instead of specifically writing a poem I would benefit from this. Sometimes I can’t function in the morning without first having breakfast or drinking coffee. I can already picture myself trying to think of a topic to write a poem about. I could see myself getting irritated with having to think of ideas that early in the morning. I would probably be late to work in the morning if I had to write a poem every morning. It’s hard enough trying to manage my time between school, work, and family. I simply could not see myself doing this every day.
I'm not a morning person either. As much as I try to be productive, I'm not. I hate mornings as well. I function and write better in the afternoon and evening hours. I don't know how I went through school all those years of having to wake up and be out. It seems so much harder now as an adult. Writing poems would be cool though. I wish I had the talent for it and the patience. I could also see how beneficial it would be for the mental state. It would definitely help out a lot of people.
I don't think writing a poem every morning would make my life better. I like most am not a morning person. It's hard for me to produce a single sentence, let alone a full poem. I love to read them and make that connection with poems. I always had an admiration for authors that could tie words together. I used to love reading, writing, and writing poems when I was a child. Although, I'm sure none of them made sense to an adult, they made me feel good at the time. I have no time to myself most days. I am a full time student, mom, and wife. I would love to pick it up when I'm older. I'm thinking more of the age of my 60's or 70's when I'm retired and my children are grown. I could definitely share some life experiences then.
I think that's such an awesome idea! Waiting until you have something to share, such as your life experiences, then write a poem! I'm sure they would be very inspiring!
I do not think writing a poem would benefit my life in any way, especially in the morning. I have a hard enough time with finding my "snooze" button in the mornings.Also, I feel like I would probably concentrate more on the style of the poem and finding the perfect words to rhyme. Yes, it would have to rhyme because I have OCD like that and it would probably bother me all day if I couldn't get it right. However, I do believe that any writing of any sort is beneficial. I have found myself write a reflection on my life every couple months and it's usually at night when I can't sleep.
Same here! I have 3 alarms in the morning just to wake up! I agree with you that any writing is beneficial! It is nice to hear that you write a reflection of your life! I used to do that a couple years ago and I need to get back to it.
I am also a snooze button pusher! I hit it at least 6 or 7 times before I actually wake up. I also think that any sort of writing is beneficial. When I was younger I used to keep a journal to record all my thoughts, maybe I need to start doing that again!
If I could wake up and write a poem everyday that would be amazing. When I was in high school and I was learning about poetry, I had to write 10 different poems about my life and create a little book. It was a bit frustrating because some of them had to follow a rhyming order or a line rule. But it was a beautiful experience to be able to express myself that way, with words and phrases that only made sense to me. I think any type of writing to express yourself helps relieve stress and makes you feel at peace with yourself. I can see how my life would be better. However, I wake up tired every morning because I go to sleep late every night and wake up early every morning. I try to sleep as much as I can before I have to go to school or work. I am most defiantly not a morning person and I have to struggle to get out of bed. Most of my time is dedicated to my homework and working and whatever free time I have left, I spend with my family and friends. Maybe I can start writing poetry during the summer when I have more free time. I would probably write at night because that is when I am most awake. I think dedicating at least 20 minutes to writing poetry before bed will help me relieve stress, even if I am not good at writing it.
I'm not really sure that if I could wake up and write a poem everyday my life would be a little bit better. You can use writing as a tool to release stress, which I have a lot of. Unfortunately my writing skills aren't that great so I think I would just get frustrated with myself for not being able to find the words I want to use to express how I am feeling. I know a lot of people who use write in a journal first thing when they wake up in the morning and it does really help them throughout the day. I have a very hard time waking up in the morning for work as it is. I set my alarm for about an hour before I actually need to wake up just so that I can hit the snooze button, I know that this is an awful habit so maybe I'll replace the snooze button for a journal and see if it helps me to wake up better!
I don't think my life would be better if I were to wake up every morning and write a poem. One reason is because I am not that good of a strong writer and I have always struggled in writing essays. Writing a poem everyday would just make me stress out and not look forward to waking up every morning. Writing poems is one thing though, and reading them is another thing. If I were to wake up and read poems instead of writing them, then that would make my mornings better. I think it takes a creative person to enjoy writing poems because a person like me who is not that creative will just become miserable. I know those kinds of people enjoy writing poems because to them it might be like a type of stress reliever, but for me it's something else. For instance, playing soccer is my type of stress reliever because I am not like those who write in journals and write poems.
I agree with you Vivi, I am not a creative person either. If I had to write a poem everyday I would not even want to wake up. There is something about poetry that is just not for me. I am not good at writing it or interpreting it. That is why this weeks writing about the poem will be difficult for me because I feel like I am beyond lost when it comes to interpreting poetry.
If I were to wake up every morning and write a poem I think my life would be better. Especially right now where I am under so much stress from school and work. I sometimes will write down what I'm feeling to just let out my emotions on paper. Writing poems every morning will allow me to start off my day on a good note by writing down about what's on my mind in a creative way. I think poems are nice to read and writing them for myself to have would be nice. I think it would be nice to have a notebook filled with poems that I write everyday. However to be honest I think I would sometimes miss days of writing a poem because I have days where I'm running late in the mornings but I would probably eventually throughout the day write one. Now I really want to get a notebook and try to write a poem every morning. I think it will definitely make my life better.
If I woke up every morning and wrote a poem, I honestly do not think it would make me feel better. The reason for this is because I tend to have difficulties in being a poetic person. I think it would make my life more stressful because I would be struggling in trying to make a poem. If I had a journal, and wrote my feelings out in a journal at the end of a busy day, then I think that would be much more helpful for me. It will be like writing my stress away, without the difficulty of trying to make something rhyme and mean something. I think having a journal will be much more helpful in helping me have a better life, rather than trying to rhyme and make something poetic.
I can say from experience that my life would not be better if I wrote a poem each day after waking up. I have had to do this for a course I took in the past and it was quite depressing. Although, I was going through a divorce and was being blamed by my family for doing something that went against their religion. Having to pour my emotions out onto paper made me realize that I was overly depressed. By the time the course was over, I had tried to kill myself. When I submitted my final portfolio to the teacher, she graded me harshly on my poem and prose’s and did not like the theme of my work. On top of it, she criticized my poem that described my failed suicide. It only made things worse for me and I struggled greatly. I have sense moved on from my past abusive relationship and have met a wonderful man who recently proposed to me. However, this quarter I am taking a class with the professor from the previous creative writing course and ironically, we are talking about suicide and mental illness. I still think to this day that writing poetry causes depression in me. It is probably an experience that I will never forget. I hope this never happens to anyone and that they derive joy from expressing themselves in writing.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry about your experience. Find comfort in that there is a light at the end of the tunnel!!
DeleteThat's terrible, the professor shouldn't have been so critical on something that was essentially about you. You should enjoy what you write and not feel criticized about it.
DeleteI am sorry to hear about your experiences and your poetry experiences. Writing poetry is very difficult, but hopefully this course will help us out!
DeleteYeah, she's a very critical teacher. She knows I work overnights graveyards and that I was going through a lot. I still am and she is still being overly critical on me this quarter. I know there is a lot to look forward to though. Since my divorce, I've met an amazing man and I get to spend my days with him and on occasion, with his little girl. Plus, I have my cats.
DeleteI'm not sure if my life would be better if I wrote a poem each day but I do think that any sort of writing, whether prose or poetry, will benefit my skills as a writer and as a speaker. Throughout high school, I was very social but nowadays, I've become more introverted. Strangely, this change has caused my skills as a writer, and more particularly as a speaker, to suffer. Unlike before, I'm now more prone to forgetting certain words, mispronouncing them or mixing them up altogether. I have taken it upon myself, however, to make an effort to write more in my spare time to keep my vocabulary and grammatical skills sharp.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to you, I too was very outgoing in high school but find myself keeping to myself more and more these days. I do believe it may have to do with growing up and becoming more mature. But whatever it is, its who I am now! :)
DeleteOk I started off the same and then slowly found myself becoming a little more introverted, I agree with marina any time I find for myself I use it and sometimes that involves staying in and away from people.
DeleteAbsolutely, I totally agree with the you both. I've become such a homebody that most of the time, I prefer to be at home with netflix and some snacks than to get dressed up and go out. But that's very true though, that it's a sign of growing up. College is the time to get to know yourself: your talents and your limitations. For many, it's the time to figure out what they want to do in life and to go after it.
DeleteI definitely see where you are coming from. The complete opposite happened to me when I transitioned into college. There are days when I just want to be away from the world and just enjoy being alone in private.
DeleteI relate to this so much! I have definitely became more of a homebody. I used to read books and do a lot more when I was in high school. Now I find myself not doing more than what I need to do. I concentrate more on my goals now, rather than being social. I do need to try and balance everything out, though.
DeleteI do not think that waking up every morning and writing a poem would make my life better since I am usually to tired and not all that creative in the morning. I do feel that perhaps simply writing out one's thoughts or feelings has its benefits. I have gone through some emotionally tough times and I didn't have anyone to turn to at the time, but what I found was that pouring out all my emotions on paper was very helpful in getting through it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, Alianna. I am not very creative early in the morning either. I have written something out when I was emotionally, I found that exercising was a much better way to let some steam out. Especially some kickboxing.
DeleteOh yeah! Some intense cardio is always helpful!
DeleteI agree with writing your emotions on paper makes us feel so much better because if no one can hear us, then at least a piece of paper and pen is there for us.
DeleteI do not see how writing a poem would benefit me every morning. I, personally get up at 430 in the morning for work as it is. I could not even imagine waking up earlier to write a poem. I just could physically do it. If I could, I do not even know what I would write about. Perhaps coffee, a lot of coffee is what my poems would be about. : )
ReplyDeleteI imagine I would have quite a few poems about coffee as well!
DeleteI have the same schedule as you. I do not even know what it is like to just wake up and do something for myself.
DeleteOh my goodness! 4:30 in the morning?!! You go girl!! Maybe you can write about how you feel getting up early in the morning. Personally, I would not be able to get up that early in the morning.
DeleteThe earliest I wake up daily is 5:30 in the morning. I can not imagine having to wake up an hour earlier. Waking up is just a struggle. My mind wouldn't be at 100% to write a poem.
DeleteI am not sure if my life would be better if I wrote a poem every morning but I am curious and going to put the hypothesis to the test!
ReplyDeleteWhen I attended High School, writing poetry was a dear passion of mine because I found it to be a stress reliever as well as a constructive way to express my feelings. Writing helped me stay in tuned with my feelings and challenged my creativity, especially when I wanted to compose a poem that rimed. In retrospect, writing poetry was a positive outlet and gave me an imaginary safe place to be myself, without the threat of being judged. I enjoyed how writing allowed my imagination to run free on paper and completing a poem always gave me a great sense of accomplishment.
The greatest benefit I receive from writing poems was developing the skill to Search for various words and meanings that illustrated my exact mood. Building on this particular skill, expanded my vocabulary and enhanced my understanding of my emotions as well as my personal growth. I also found that writing poems was therapeutic to me during a time when I was finding my identity.
In conclusion, I believe that this past time activity will be worth revisiting and I anticipate an awarding turnout because I have gained many interesting life experiences that I believe are worth articulating.
That sounds really great! I'm glad you were able to do that and find that it was very beneficial to you. I also agree that writing in general can be good at relieving stress.
DeleteBeing in touch with your feelings is the best outcome of writing poems everyday. Since they are essentially private poems that aren't being graded or critiqued, you get more enjoyment out of it.
DeleteI look forward to the days when I can write poetry every morning. During this season of my life, "I ain't got time for that"! BUT--I think I would enjoy it. After I am teaching, maybe it's something I do after my morning coffee.
ReplyDeleteThis post made giggle! But I agree, I already choose sleeping an extra 15-20 minutes over doing my hair!
DeleteI agree its hard to find time,but if we set a time late in the morning to write a little something about whatever I think it would be fun to read in the future.
DeleteI think it would be cool to wake up and write a poem everyday. It's basically like writing in your journal/diary but in a poem form. Personally, I like to write in my journal consistently. I find it fascinating for those who are very poetic. If I woke up everyday writing a poem, I'd be impressed. It would be like a message throughout my day only I could understand in my own context. If people were to read it, they would deeply observe in context clues on how I felt that day or what I did that day. The difference with writing in your journal is that it'll tell you exactly what's written and it's straightforward. When it comes to writing poems, it's primarily a description that's nearly rhythmical and usually metaphorical. I don't know if it'll make my life better but I know for sure it'll increase my skills in writing and would be very beneficial.
ReplyDeleteI think it would also be cool to wake up and write a poem.
DeleteI also see it as writing a journal, but I don't think I have every really had a true journal...maybe its time I take up a new hobby!
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ReplyDeleteFor me, writing a poem every morning would not be better. Poems are usually feelings put on paper and feelings could get quite depressing. I tend to over think things which causes mood swings and throws off the rest of my day. Besides, waking up in the morning I am usually cranky, being that I am NOT a morning person at all.
ReplyDeleteWriting poetry isn't for me either. I tend to over think things as well.
DeleteLol, I know what you mean! I'm not much of a morning person either, hence the five alarms needed to wake me up. I'm able to get a lot more done at night and I can easily be able to work until 4 or 5 am. Mornings tend to get very hectic and rushed with distractions getting in the way. But nights are a lot easier - it's quiet and peaceful.
DeleteJem Lim; its takes multiple alarms for me as well to wake me up. At night is when I am more active and usually start all my assignments and daily rituals haha. Mornings for me is just a drag, so at night would be a lot better for me to write poetry because thats when I could take the time to just think of what to write, however I dont want to over think what im writing and create emotions.
DeleteI love coffee as well! I like to refer to it as my cup of joy.
ReplyDeleteAt this moment in time, I do not think that writing a poem everyday would help me. I wake up every morning at five thirty to get ready for work. Usually, I am always rushing in the morning to get ready and writing a poem would make me late. I think that writing a poem would be nice to do though, if I had the time. I would be able to express my feelings through a poem. All though I do not have time to write poems now, it would be nice to sit down with a nice a nice cup of coffee and write. I am a morning person and I am most productive and happy in the mornings. I feel like my brain is more fresh and I can think better. Writing a poem, would be a nice time to unwind and have a good way to start my morning. My poems would mostly be about coffee and food because I like coffee and food in the mornings. I would probably describe what my coffee and my food tastes like, my poems would be very descriptive. I do not know what else I would be able to write about in the morning.
ReplyDelete@Martin: I figured that everyone's reply would be about the same thing, which is time. It is hard to find time to do something for yourself.
DeleteMy life would definitely not be better if I woke up every day and wrote a poem. My life would actually be very miserable if I had to wake up every day and write a poem. I am not a creative person, therefore waking up and having to write a poem would be hell for me. I have had courses in the past where I had to write poems as assignments and I would always find myself dreading those assignments. I think if my life consisted of writing a poem everyday I would not want to wake up in the mornings.
ReplyDeleteI agree. It would be difficult, but at the same time I think after a while it would probably be something to look forward to every morning.
DeleteWriting poems are pretty easy for me, it's just depressing to come up with topics because poems are based on feelings, and those feelings are usually sad. Most of the time sad poems make the best poems but it causes emotional stress that I would not like to have.
DeleteI don’t think my life would be better if I wrote a poem everyday as soon as I woke up. My morning is very busy. I wake up at 5:30, get ready, and head straight to school. Also, I struggle with creative writing and the idea of just writing a poem stresses me out. I know poems are supposed to be a way for someone to express their feelings, but I have had a bad experience with writing poems. The teachers I had throughout middle school and high school always made me feel like my poems were not good enough based on the grades they gave me. If I had to write a poem every day, it would just stress me out and put me in a negative state of mind. I think I would feel my poem wasn’t good enough and I would continue trying to edit it and make it better. It would feel more like an assignment than a way to reflect on the world around me. Although I don’t think poem writing would benefit me, I like the idea of it. But I would rather write in a journal as a way to reflect on life. And maybe once in a while I would try my luck with writing poetry. A journal doesn’t seem as overwhelming as writing a poem every day because I enjoy writing. I like the idea of taking time out of every day to reflect on yourself, your life, and the world around you.
ReplyDeleteI could see how writing a poem every morning could take up a lot of time...a lot of time that most of us busy people do not have!
Deletethis topic was really hard to agree and disagree with because there are endless things you could write about but finding time in the morning is a real inconvienence for a lot of people. unless it was the 4 word poem we did before!
DeleteThat is true, poems can be quite stressful to write, getting it to flow in a unique way is pretty stressful
DeleteI agree, I think reading a poem every day is a great idea!
ReplyDeleteI do believe that my life would be better if I woke up and wrote a poem every day. IN order to write a poem you need to contemplate your thought and emotions and write them down. I think it would almost be cathartic because I would be exposing some of my most intimate emotions and thoughts. Although, at times I do find it difficult to say what I'm feeling, let alone write them down into a poem. I don't mean to turn this into a religion thing, but I think saying a prayer that is from your heart may be a bit easier then writing down your feelings. I do my best to try and say a prayer at least once a day and I immediately feel a sense of relief, which I'm sure the way in which writing a poem would make me feel.
ReplyDeleteEither way, whether it be writing a poem, saying a prayer, reading a poem, it could always be advantageous to reflect on your thoughts and emotions.
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DeleteI think it would be such an interesting experience to have to write a poem everyday. I can see it being at times both a struggle and a pleasure. One could use the opprotunity to write about the dream or nightmare they had had that night, or they could use the chance to write about their thoughts. Poetry is a great way to express oneself and to describe the world in a way most would never see it. I have always loved writing poems, although I havn't done it in quite awhile. I truely think it would be such an interestign experience to see how the poems differ and what thoughts created the poems.
ReplyDeleteI can see how writing a poem can be a struggle and a pleasant experience. I am not creative, but I think by writing poems you can express yourself in a way that not everyone can understand.
DeleteI agree that sometimes it may be a struggle to figure out what to write about or how to put it all together. I do agree that poetry is a great way for one to write about their feelings. That's what I would be writing about and just releasing emotions.
DeleteI think my life would be better if I wrote a poem every day when I wake up. I am currently happy with my life and probably writing a poem every day would make my life even better. If I wrote poems every day I would be writing about what goes on around me or what has happened in the past. Or I could just write about whatever came to mind. I could write about my inner most feelings and dwell on them throughout the day. As I’m dwelling on these feelings, I would ask myself why I feel this way or should I be feeling a different way. The poems I write every morning would be the truest in my opinion. When I say truest, I mean these poems would be true and honest. When I wake up in the morning, I am not completely awake and aware of what’s going on. By writing these poems when I wake up I would be getting the most authentic and realest poems out of my mind before they are tainted by my consciousness. I’m not saying that my consciousness is detrimental, but reveling on my thoughts of authenticity would make my life better.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good way to answer the question. I also think that writing a poem a day would allow ourselves to look back on how we felt at a certain moment in our lives. This is great because we are able to reflect and possibly better our lives by writing a simple poem.
DeleteI never thought about it the way you did. That when we first wake up our mind is clear and it isn't filled with day's work yet. I think it would be great to write down what is on our mind and write down the past and whatever we choose too. It is a way for us to just let out whatever we are feeling and what our mood is.
DeleteI guess it’s just the way you perceive the thought. If I wrote a poem for every dream that I could remember from that night, and had a compilation of dream poems it would be like stepping into my unconscious mind and re-living the experiences. I can also see how it would be an inconvenience for some who wouldn’t be able to remember their dreams or who have to wake up in a rush to get themselves and their family ready, or who just aren’t morning people and doing something like this would not be a great start to the morning. But I think it would help a lot of people with stress if they wrote down a little something every morning and then had that to look back on in the future it would be amazing.
ReplyDeleteGood way of putting it. I have a lot of crazy dreams and it would be cool to be able to put them into writing. Maybe not so much of a poem but just a short description or snipets of my day and dreams. It would probably help explain where all these dreams are coming from.
DeleteGir! you have an interesting point! Never really thought of it that way.
DeleteI could not imagine waking up every morning and writing a poem because my mind does not function very well in the morning allowing to the think of a poem to write let alone to make breakfast. On my good days when I am fully capable I struggle with writing poetry. I wish i could write a poem with beautiful words but my abilities seem to not allowing me to even think of a decent sentence. I envy those who can.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I am not a morning person and I'm not a good writer therefore writing a poem each morning would be extremely difficult for me. The amazing thing about poetry is that it can be written very freely. There is really no right or wrong way to write poetry. :)
DeleteI know I need lots of coffee before I can even say good morning to someone! haha
DeleteI agree! I am definitely not a morning person and if I am up early enough, which is very rare, I try to workout, not write poetry! And I'm with you Karla, I'm not a very good writer either, making trying to write poetry, or anything for that matter, extremely difficult.
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ReplyDeleteMaya Angelou was an awesome author as well as a powerful motivational speaker. I had the pleasure of attending one of her seminars at Fresno City College.
I think my life would be better writing a poem everyday because poetry is writing about how we feel and our perceptions of life. Poetry draws on our senses and our senses gives access to our memories and feelings. Poetry also exercises our brains to interpret what the poem is about and uses a different style of writing to give the reader's awareness and understanding of the world. My friend recently gave me a little black book to write my ideas and thoughts everyday, and it helps me communicate my experiences and deepens my knowledge of the senses more actively. Poetry is very active so it involves the readers's senses, emotions, and imagination.
ReplyDeleteYou make some valid points in writing poems. I love how the everything ties in together to promote a meaningful message. I would love to be able to write, but its so hard for me write a sentence let alone a poem. I used to have journals my friends gave me when I was younger and I would write in them, but I lost my passion for it once I hit college. I would love to get that feeling back.
DeleteI’m not a very artistic person by any means. I cannot draw, paint, sing, act, play an instrument, and I am certainly not a poet. I don’t think writing a poem each day would come easy to me, but at the same time I think it would make my life better. Forcing myself to write a poem every morning would allow me to gather my thoughts and write them in an artistic way. I would also be able to reflect on my previous thoughts and express my emotions in a positive way which would be way to relieve some stress. One awesome thing about writing poems in a journal is the ability to go back and read what I wrote. I think it would help me be more grateful for the days I have been allowed to live. Writing a poem every morning would not only benefit me by expressing myself, but it would also make me a better writer. I would love to get feedback from a professor or even an educated person that would give me ideas on how to improve my poems. This way, I can take the critiques I am given and produce poems I would be proud of. Although not every poem would be good work, I think only good things can come from expressing myself in a poem each day.
ReplyDeleteI am also like you. I am not an artistic person, but I think that it would help better our daily lives. Writing poems, even if we are not good at them, can help us relieve stress and learn how to be better writers! I also think great things can come by expressing yourself daily by writing.
DeleteI don’t think my life would be better if I woke up and wrote a poem every day. Waking up early is a struggle for me, but when I do manage to wake up, my mind is just focused on getting the day started. Since high school, I always struggled with writing poems. I find it pretty funny that back in high school, my English teacher told me that life would be easier if I wrote a poem each day. By doing so, I can read what problems I encountered throughout life and try to perfect them. Creativity is an issue that I have been struggling with as of lately. When I read poems, I am always amazed on how easy a poet made it seem with their writing. In my opinion, writing a poem is a lot more challenging than writing an essay. It takes a lot more of an effort to get a message across on a poem than in a critical written essay.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a morning person so I struggle to wake up too. I'm with you on the same page though.
DeleteHello Mike, I agree with you that writing a poem is more challenging than writing an essay. Poetry and creativity have never been my strongest points. I also agree with you on the fact that poets make poems seem really easy to write. However, I know that in reality it may not be that way.
DeleteHonestly I think writing a poem everyday when I woke up would be stressful. I know people write in a journal to clear their minds before bed. I think I would benefit more if I was to write at night. I’m not a morning person, so writing a poem every morning seems annoying to me. It’s hard enough to wake up with my alarm going off every 15 minutes starting at 6:30am.
ReplyDeleteI can see how this can be beneficial to wake up and write down your dreams and thoughts so it could promote writing ideas that you could look at later in the day. I read somewhere that writing in the mornings when you wake up could be beneficial to your mental state of mind. Does anyone know if this is actually true? I feel if I were to write my feelings down as soon as I woke up I would become depressed.
I think if it I were to write in a journal instead of specifically writing a poem I would benefit from this. Sometimes I can’t function in the morning without first having breakfast or drinking coffee. I can already picture myself trying to think of a topic to write a poem about. I could see myself getting irritated with having to think of ideas that early in the morning. I would probably be late to work in the morning if I had to write a poem every morning. It’s hard enough trying to manage my time between school, work, and family. I simply could not see myself doing this every day.
I'm not a morning person either. As much as I try to be productive, I'm not. I hate mornings as well. I function and write better in the afternoon and evening hours. I don't know how I went through school all those years of having to wake up and be out. It seems so much harder now as an adult. Writing poems would be cool though. I wish I had the talent for it and the patience. I could also see how beneficial it would be for the mental state. It would definitely help out a lot of people.
DeleteI don't think writing a poem every morning would make my life better. I like most am not a morning person. It's hard for me to produce a single sentence, let alone a full poem. I love to read them and make that connection with poems. I always had an admiration for authors that could tie words together. I used to love reading, writing, and writing poems when I was a child. Although, I'm sure none of them made sense to an adult, they made me feel good at the time. I have no time to myself most days. I am a full time student, mom, and wife. I would love to pick it up when I'm older. I'm thinking more of the age of my 60's or 70's when I'm retired and my children are grown. I could definitely share some life experiences then.
ReplyDeleteI think that's such an awesome idea! Waiting until you have something to share, such as your life experiences, then write a poem! I'm sure they would be very inspiring!
DeleteI agree, reading a poem is different than actually making a poem. Reading a poem is much more fun and relaxing than actually writing one.
DeleteI do not think writing a poem would benefit my life in any way, especially in the morning. I have a hard enough time with finding my "snooze" button in the mornings.Also, I feel like I would probably concentrate more on the style of the poem and finding the perfect words to rhyme. Yes, it would have to rhyme because I have OCD like that and it would probably bother me all day if I couldn't get it right. However, I do believe that any writing of any sort is beneficial. I have found myself write a reflection on my life every couple months and it's usually at night when I can't sleep.
ReplyDeleteSame here! I have 3 alarms in the morning just to wake up! I agree with you that any writing is beneficial! It is nice to hear that you write a reflection of your life! I used to do that a couple years ago and I need to get back to it.
DeleteI am also a snooze button pusher! I hit it at least 6 or 7 times before I actually wake up. I also think that any sort of writing is beneficial. When I was younger I used to keep a journal to record all my thoughts, maybe I need to start doing that again!
DeleteIf I could wake up and write a poem everyday that would be amazing. When I was in high school and I was learning about poetry, I had to write 10 different poems about my life and create a little book. It was a bit frustrating because some of them had to follow a rhyming order or a line rule. But it was a beautiful experience to be able to express myself that way, with words and phrases that only made sense to me. I think any type of writing to express yourself helps relieve stress and makes you feel at peace with yourself. I can see how my life would be better. However, I wake up tired every morning because I go to sleep late every night and wake up early every morning. I try to sleep as much as I can before I have to go to school or work. I am most defiantly not a morning person and I have to struggle to get out of bed. Most of my time is dedicated to my homework and working and whatever free time I have left, I spend with my family and friends. Maybe I can start writing poetry during the summer when I have more free time. I would probably write at night because that is when I am most awake. I think dedicating at least 20 minutes to writing poetry before bed will help me relieve stress, even if I am not good at writing it.
ReplyDeleteThe poems that I would write and would have to rhyme were my worst nightmare.
DeleteThey were tough! I also disliked writing those! But the ones that you could free write were the best! :)
DeleteThey were tough! I also disliked writing those! But the ones that you could free write were the best! :)
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DeleteI'm not really sure that if I could wake up and write a poem everyday my life would be a little bit better. You can use writing as a tool to release stress, which I have a lot of. Unfortunately my writing skills aren't that great so I think I would just get frustrated with myself for not being able to find the words I want to use to express how I am feeling. I know a lot of people who use write in a journal first thing when they wake up in the morning and it does really help them throughout the day. I have a very hard time waking up in the morning for work as it is. I set my alarm for about an hour before I actually need to wake up just so that I can hit the snooze button, I know that this is an awful habit so maybe I'll replace the snooze button for a journal and see if it helps me to wake up better!
ReplyDeleteI don't think my life would be better if I were to wake up every morning and write a poem. One reason is because I am not that good of a strong writer and I have always struggled in writing essays. Writing a poem everyday would just make me stress out and not look forward to waking up every morning. Writing poems is one thing though, and reading them is another thing. If I were to wake up and read poems instead of writing them, then that would make my mornings better. I think it takes a creative person to enjoy writing poems because a person like me who is not that creative will just become miserable. I know those kinds of people enjoy writing poems because to them it might be like a type of stress reliever, but for me it's something else. For instance, playing soccer is my type of stress reliever because I am not like those who write in journals and write poems.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Vivi, I am not a creative person either. If I had to write a poem everyday I would not even want to wake up. There is something about poetry that is just not for me. I am not good at writing it or interpreting it. That is why this weeks writing about the poem will be difficult for me because I feel like I am beyond lost when it comes to interpreting poetry.
DeleteI completely agree, I would not like to wake up just to write a poem, simply because I am not a poetic person.
DeleteIf I were to wake up every morning and write a poem I think my life would be better. Especially right now where I am under so much stress from school and work. I sometimes will write down what I'm feeling to just let out my emotions on paper. Writing poems every morning will allow me to start off my day on a good note by writing down about what's on my mind in a creative way. I think poems are nice to read and writing them for myself to have would be nice. I think it would be nice to have a notebook filled with poems that I write everyday. However to be honest I think I would sometimes miss days of writing a poem because I have days where I'm running late in the mornings but I would probably eventually throughout the day write one. Now I really want to get a notebook and try to write a poem every morning. I think it will definitely make my life better.
ReplyDeleteIf I woke up every morning and wrote a poem, I honestly do not think it would make me feel better. The reason for this is because I tend to have difficulties in being a poetic person. I think it would make my life more stressful because I would be struggling in trying to make a poem. If I had a journal, and wrote my feelings out in a journal at the end of a busy day, then I think that would be much more helpful for me. It will be like writing my stress away, without the difficulty of trying to make something rhyme and mean something. I think having a journal will be much more helpful in helping me have a better life, rather than trying to rhyme and make something poetic.
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