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Arianna Miller wrote a new blog post Great Day at the Gazebo! in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 6 years, 5 months agoHi all,
Today David and I did our Great Day presentation at the Gazebo. We were supposed to do a “tour” of certain locations on campus, but the weather prevented us from doing this. Instead, we stayed s […]
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Arianna Miller commented on the post, Spitting our Painter’s Palette into the Smog, on the site The Contemporary Poem 6 years, 5 months ago
David,
I am so glad that you brought this up! I feel like (as if I’m not anxious enough already) I am constantly living in fear of what Trump is going to do next. I don’t find myself worrying about survival of […] -
Arianna Miller wrote a new blog post Page Poetry vs Slam Poetry in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 6 years, 5 months agoHello friends!
So lately I feel like I have been straddling the line between page poetry and slam poetry. Oftentimes I find myself wanting to write page poetry but I end up writing slam instead. I am trying t […]
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Arianna Miller wrote a new blog post “Honest Confessions on Letting Go.” in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 6 years, 5 months agoHi all!
I just realized I haven’t been on the blog in a while–oops! Seems like the end of the semester is creeping up on me!
These past two semesters have been crazy whirlwinds for me and I’ve found […]
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Arianna Miller edited the blog post an old favorite of mine! in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 6 years, 6 months agoHi all!
I don’t know if any of you have heard of the national recitation contest “Poetry Out Loud,” but my high school participated in it and required all students to memorize a poem and recite it in front of the class. The students then voted on who they thought should go on from the classroom competition to the school-wide competition.…[Read more]
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Arianna Miller commented on the post, The Comfort of Habit, on the site The Contemporary Poem 6 years, 6 months ago
Hi Allison & Marina!
I think it’s really interesting you brought this up. I was just thinking about how I am constantly writing about romantic/sexual relationships. Oftentimes they pertain to what’s going on […]
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Arianna Miller wrote a new blog post In Relation to my “Show Me Your List” Post… in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 6 years, 6 months agoHi all!
I know we talked about this a little in class, but I’ll repeat myself so everyone knows what I’m blogging about. A couple of weeks ago our writing exercise was to write a piece after making a list of […]
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Arianna Miller edited the blog post Show Me Your List!!! in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 6 years, 7 months agoHi all,
If you haven’t read exercise 5 already here is the first task of the assignment:
“Begin by brainstorming a list of words you care about, including both words you use often and words you never use but would like to. You don’t need a long list, but you might need to write a long list to get to a shorter one, if that makes sense: you w…[Read more]
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Arianna Miller commented on the post, SUBMIT!, on the site The Contemporary Poem 6 years, 7 months ago
Hi Grace,
I think this is a great topic you’ve brought up!
I’m not typically afraid of making submissions, although I’m always nervous about hearing back from orgs I’ve submitted to. It’s always nice to be […] -
Arianna Miller wrote a new blog post “What to Do When a Politician Tries to Fall into Your Vagina Feet First” in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 6 years, 7 months agoHi all,
This weeks exercise encourages us to write about something political. I just came across this slam performance by Theresa Davis. The piece is protesting the governments hand in women’s rights. I ha […]
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Arianna Miller commented on the post, Structure, on the site The Contemporary Poem 6 years, 7 months ago
Hi Alexa,
I think it’s interesting how you discuss the structure of buildings when talking about the structure of poetry. I remember how you mentioned that one of your sources for poetry is skylines. Have you […] -
Arianna Miller edited the blog post “milk and honey” in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 6 years, 7 months agoHi all,
I found myself struggling when deciding what to post on the blog this week. I was looking through some of my books for inspiration, and I figured I would post some of my favorite pieces from Rupi Kaur’s “milk and honey.” Her book is currently one of the best-selling contemporary collections of poetry.
Regarding Kaur’s sources, I b…[Read more]
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Arianna Miller edited the blog post “College-style” Workshop at the High School Level in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 6 years, 7 months agoHi everyone!
Over the winter break I needed to complete a 20 practicum for my Adolescent Ed major. This meant I needed to observe/participate in/lead a high school English classroom for the required time. While I didn’t plan to spend more than 20 hours working with my favorite English teacher, I ended up completing 29 hours!
The e…[Read more]
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Arianna Miller commented on the post, Sometimes to be Great at Writing You Have to Suck at it Too, on the site The Contemporary Poem 6 years, 7 months ago
Hi Gabi!
I. LOVE. GIRLS. I know it’s kind of controversial based on different opinions of Lena Dunham, but I freaking love it.
I actually follow Jemima Kirke on Twitter and the other day she tweeted: “La la […] -
Arianna Miller commented on the post, Faith, on the site The Contemporary Poem 6 years, 7 months ago
Hi Marina,
I like how you defined faith for us. Sometimes I forget that it doesn’t need to be purely religious.
What I really love about this poem is how you said it focused on a mother’s faith, but it […]
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Arianna Miller commented on the post, “Touched by An Angel” by Maya Angelou, on the site The Contemporary Poem 6 years, 8 months ago
Hi Alexa,
Thanks for sharing this poem! I’ve never read it before.
I like how you paid attention to the sounds happening here. A few semesters ago Lytton ran a workshop which focused on sound in poetry. I […] -
Arianna Miller edited the blog post “Good Bones” by Maggie Smith in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 6 years, 8 months agoHi all,
Last semester I took Fiction II with Rachel Hall. The class after Trump was elected, Hall gave us this poem which continues to resonate with me:
Good Bones
by Maggie Smith
Life is short, though I keep this from my children.
Life is short, and I’ve shortened mine
in a thousand delicious, ill-advised ways,
a thousand de…[Read more] -
Arianna Miller commented on the post, It’s All Good Poetry, on the site The Contemporary Poem 6 years, 8 months ago
Hi Davina!
We had Beth’s Morrison class together last semester, and I saw you scribbling in your notebook a few times. I think it’s awesome that you always have it with you, and always find something to write in […] -
Arianna Miller commented on the post, I can walk in other people’s shoes, but I think it’s wrong to write in them, on the site The Contemporary Poem 6 years, 8 months ago
Hi Allison!
I’m interested by what you have here! You call yourself a storyteller–how often do you write prose/fiction? I like how you compare oral story telling to poetic narrative–I’m excited to see how you […] -
Arianna Miller edited the blog post “hermit crab form” in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 6 years, 8 months agoWhen Lytton told me this class would be focused on “sources” of poetry, I knew I would really enjoy being a part of this class. I often find myself writing about things I have come across in other readings, or stories I have come across through research. For example, I have a poem about Marilyn Monroe–one of my favorite original pieces. I also…[Read more]
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