English @ SUNY Geneseo | Allison Fox | Activity https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/members/aofox/activity/ Activity feed for Allison Fox. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:23:02 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 36614c6667bcd3734b21b2bf86f23d7a Allison Fox commented on the post, Look at this really pretentious thing I wrote in my journal, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2017/05/01/look-at-this-really-pretentious-thing-i-wrote-in-my-journal/#comment-9739 Fri, 05 May 2017 17:48:08 -0500 okay i loved reading that and I found no pretentiousness whatsoever. See Guy in your MFA on Twitter for examples. To me, it read like a frantic answer you blurted out, clinging to anything and everything that was […]

]]> b8f7be8142452c2cc4254b5273f60e17 Allison Fox commented on the post, Freshmen Snapshot, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2017/04/30/freshmen-snapshot/#comment-9738 Fri, 05 May 2017 17:41:20 -0500 Hey Alexa!
Sometimes I feel like I have the opposite problem, I can tell a concrete story but I fail to convey the emotions. I think your poem is dizzying, I felt like I was literally spinning- I think your end […]

]]> 7adc02068bf1da55cba8ca654deef1df Allison Fox edited the blog post Generalizations & Gendered Language in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8232/ Mon, 17 Apr 2017 15:28:14 -0500 I had several reactions to the US dropping the largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. Among my concerns is one frustration that addresses how we use language, namely, the name. MOAB is an acronym for Massive Ordinance Air Blast, but the weapon has been colloquially known as the Mother Of All Bombs. Mother?? This sent my mind…[Read more]

]]> 0 90c3cd1b5f9a5be3b6cfdd11c14fb1b1 Allison Fox wrote a new blog post Big Gestures: An Epidemic? in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8190/ Sun, 09 Apr 2017 01:00:20 -0500 For another class I’m preparing to give a lesson on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. As I’m throwing together my PowerPoint slides for my imaginary class, I start thinking how I’m going to begin the lesson. My teacher […]

]]> 0 5408ccd2e09fec13c04f984eb9f693f4 Allison Fox wrote a new blog post Symbolism.is.EVERYWHERE in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8149/ Tue, 28 Mar 2017 20:43:07 -0500 Its true that you’ll find what you’re looking for once you stop searching. I had some realizations about poetry in my education class today. Even though my T/TR block is an education course, it’s an English […]

]]> 0 6e616f3dfdf8c589c6c4c8b56ab03f34 Allison Fox wrote a new blog post Source: An Opinion Piece in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8104/ Mon, 20 Mar 2017 22:43:31 -0500 Opinionated- it’s a word that has always seemed to find its way to me. Never have I, nor never will I ever use the word to describe myself or any other person. I mean, we all have opinions, right? Who doesn’t have […]

]]> 0 4523b287dba4a320f52214de72c8b76b Allison Fox edited the blog post The Comfort of Habit in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8037/ Sun, 05 Mar 2017 19:10:22 -0500 This past week I’ve been religiously listening to a new artist. After getting hooked on a few of her songs, I turned to YouTube to find acoustic sessions featuring this artist (because e.v.e.r.y. song sounds better acoustically, in my opinion). The video I clicked on was one of “NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert,” in which musicians play a few songs…[Read more]

]]> 0 58abf41343f7ff233babdf8a04232f9d Allison Fox wrote a new blog post Dear Perfectionist, in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8025/ Tue, 28 Feb 2017 00:53:16 -0500 I like SoulPancake maybe half as much as I love i’s creator, Rainn Wilson. Given how much I love him and The Office, I like SoulPancake a considerable amount. I recently re-watched one of their videos titled, […]

]]> 0 98e6920ae8781720762fbb26619dc743 Allison Fox commented on the post, Show Me Your List!!!, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2017/02/26/show-me-your-list/#comment-9325 Tue, 28 Feb 2017 00:16:44 -0500 I’m laughing because it seems that my list is comprised of my addiction to seltzer and my preoccupation with reading the (unfortunate) […]

]]> 1d26a5465e35818075428641a8a254fe Allison Fox wrote a new blog post "RIP Nelson Mandela, you were a great actor, and Bruce Almighty is my favorite ever film..." in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8006/ Fri, 24 Feb 2017 01:10:57 -0500 After reading some examples of found poetry, I’m reading empanada recipes and lengthy handwritten letters from my grandma as potential sources to pull from. Last class, we looked at a few ways in which found poems […]

]]> 0 f29cd2b87e2fd1eb6fe14f23ef18a98c Allison Fox commented on the post, "What to Do When a Politician Tries to Fall into Your Vagina Feet First", on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2017/02/20/what-to-do-when-a-politician-tries-to-fall-into-your-vagina-feet-first/#comment-9278 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:45:22 -0500 To begin with Davis’ final line: SHUT THAT SHIT DOWN

I love this for all of the obvious reasons like body autonomy and basic human rights. What really caught me was how Davis plays with sound:

my body is not […]

]]> f75033ad928ce4935b5d7ee9f44dea67 Allison Fox wrote a new blog post Have We Met Before? in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7936/ Sun, 12 Feb 2017 18:31:05 -0500 I’m loving the class Spotify playlist.

It’s only a few days old, and I’ve listened to it probably over 7 times, not all the way through, but I’m getting there. Whether I’m sourcing the poetry consciously or […]

]]> 0 35731dfa3f222665233635a73c9e0379 Allison Fox commented on the post, Poetry, Religion, and Education, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2017/02/10/poetry-religion-and-education/#comment-9240 Sun, 12 Feb 2017 01:05:36 -0500 Hey Amanda, I want to tell you about my experience here in SUNY Geneseo’s school of education. I’m majoring in English and English Education and in less than a year, I’ll be certified to teacher 7-12 grade […]

]]> deb93a5d6f548e06d9d5de4c092eb133 Allison Fox wrote a new blog post The Handmaid's Tale: Dystopian Genre, Soon to be Historical Non-fiction? in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7900/ Tue, 07 Feb 2017 00:05:53 -0500 Last week’s in-class activity threw the familiar word “handmaiden” at me. Kizer’s “A Muse of Water” began, “We who must act as handmaidens.” Kizer was writing about necessary Narcissism and the power of worshipp […]

]]> 0 67746abd6b4037a28fd46aaeb83a13f5 Allison Fox commented on the post, Inspiration from Hell, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2017/02/01/inspiration-from-hell/#comment-9199 Mon, 06 Feb 2017 02:04:05 -0500 “My biggest concern with my poetry is that I think my narrative voice strangles my budding poetic voice to the point where I have trouble defining poetry in general. ”

If this were said in class, I would have […]

]]> 4c186caaa0dc3155fd26913cccb12f71 Allison Fox wrote a new blog post Amichai and my (less than) Half-Sized Religious Fervor in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7822/ Mon, 30 Jan 2017 02:22:23 -0500 This time last year I was in ENGL 201, and it was the first time I shared any of my poetry with other people. One poem that my professor shared with us was “Half-Sized Violin” by Yehuda Amichai. It’s easily one o […]

]]> 0 fdb580ff98f9edd35cf7f6602191d3c7 Allison Fox commented on the post, "hermit crab form", on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2017/01/18/hermit-crab-form/#comment-9116 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 23:57:26 -0500 Hi again! Because I didn’t explicitly state the recommendations in my first comment, I’ll clarify it here:

1- Documentaries from the History Channel, like The Men Who Built America. I may not be crazy about […]

]]> e503f7406259ea2f9f26aeb18a57e276 Allison Fox commented on the post, Pollen For Thought, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2017/01/17/pollen-for-thought/#comment-9115 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 23:45:24 -0500 Hi again! Because I didn’t explicitly state the recommendations in my first comment, I’ll clarify it here:

1- American Beauty. If you like camera angles, I think you’ll find almost any srceenshot of the movie […]

]]> 4e4744aa184e11e1323389ef45168b36 Allison Fox commented on the post, "hermit crab form", on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2017/01/18/hermit-crab-form/#comment-9114 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 23:22:21 -0500 hi! First off, fruit! A bunch of your inspirations were things I’ve never really thought or noticed before, and I really like how you can garner so much from fruit. You’ve made me think that I should start […]

]]> 0774c4935a11dee8ef559784b6a6ee77 Allison Fox commented on the post, Pollen For Thought, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2017/01/17/pollen-for-thought/#comment-9113 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 22:39:22 -0500 Hi! I found so much in here that I identify with too. First and foremost: mythology. Having been lucky enough to learn a decent amount of Greco-Roman mythology in middle school and high school, I fully intend to […]

]]> 072b1eb0ca1a775922c3cda261863fa7 Allison Fox edited the blog post I can walk in other people's shoes, but I think it's wrong to write in them in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7766/ Thu, 19 Jan 2017 00:22:11 -0500 I’ve always felt confident as a writer, but I would never call myself a poet. I’m creative, but my comfort zone lies within critical analysis and doesn’t dare cross over into artistic territory. In order to write freely or write about my feelings, I have to be fuming with happiness or anger. Oddly enough, the past two years of my life have been…[Read more]

]]> 0 ca87195e0c465460ec48d01d7ae67194 Allison Fox changed their profile picture https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7749/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 02:47:40 -0500 0 8e75c2316da8e4dd1201a1fde6378b39 Allison Fox joined the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7748/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 02:44:04 -0500 0 e637965dfb4343757b9013b7bd19b5e7 Allison Fox wrote a new post on the site Digital Humanities at Geneseo http://dh.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=1570 Tue, 12 May 2015 01:32:50 -0500 ThumbnailThroughout our project, we had to utilize various new technologies that many of us were not familiar with.  A majority of our in-class planning time was spent writing scripts for our videos, and deciding what […]

]]> 520ababc6f1fd74150e44c13e4d79095 Allison Fox wrote a new post on the site Digital Humanities at Geneseo http://dh.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=1450 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 03:36:03 -0500 ThumbnailEarlier this month I completed student observation hours at my old high school on Long Island. My work was simple—it included taking notes, passing out papers, and witnessing the disorder within an eleventh grade […]

]]> 3e4f125fe263de686e0ece45603e7ac8 Allison Fox wrote a new post on the site Digital Humanities at Geneseo http://dh.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=1253 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 22:09:03 -0500 ThumbnailWhile readers tend to focus on Thoreau’s physical removal from society, and his resulting forfeit of easily accessed food, warmth and shelter, I draw larger conclusions from his emotional and mental seclusion. […]

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