English @ SUNY Geneseo | Sarah Holsberg | Activity https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/members/sjh21/activity/ Activity feed for Sarah Holsberg. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:23:02 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 26512556013859bad743a811b74829d0 Sarah Holsberg wrote a new blog post Independent Life: An Act of Creation in a Tumultuous World in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/15430/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 19:30:00 -0500 “I chose a spot near the river. There I prepared the seed to go into the ground. I gave it a thick, nutritious coating, then brought it out of my body through my right sensory hand. I planted it deep in the r […]

]]> 0 1ecb9c8cee434399dc65c91e279960c1 Sarah Holsberg edited the blog post Learning/Leaning in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/15392/ Wed, 07 Oct 2020 22:31:35 -0500 “Learn and Run!”–Octavia Butler, Dawn

The sentence fragment of “Learn and Run,” one of the course epigraphs, has a simple syntax: two verbs, present tense, joined together by the conjunction “and.” The verb […]

]]> 0 2e32bf648f28845f8c7c083dbd54ef7d Sarah Holsberg wrote a new blog post two creative writing workshops come to an end in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/14506/ Sun, 08 Dec 2019 18:38:57 -0500 I start every portfolio letter with saying that the writer’s portfolio is well-constructed. I geniunely mean that statement. Every portfolio that I have had the pleasure of reading is one that is well […]

]]> 0 43e7edf4df5c0c7d9544726c7e4df149 Sarah Holsberg edited the blog post The Environment and Poetry in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/13942/ Thu, 31 Oct 2019 02:10:22 -0500 Last class we had workshop outside. How could we not? It was sunny and warm, and the green just outside Welles looked so inviting. I was practically skipping outside, and desperate to find a good seat. […]

]]> 0 4192839682f3d12ca6b262197e4c42ef Sarah Holsberg wrote a new blog post The End of Workshop in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/13689/ Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:03:36 -0500 It’s hard for me to sit at my seat in workshop and not respond to people when they are critiquing my work. So hard. Sometimes I want to run over and hug the person who got the exact intention of my poem, or just […]

]]> 0 a6a9b2d67204cbc7e8a5059f719e8217 Sarah Holsberg commented on the post, on Plath, on the site The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/13688/ Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:49:04 -0500 I really appreciate this analysis! Plath is someone I personally can’t relate to as a writer, even though she is so praised in the field of female writers. The personification seems like a great technique to use, […]

]]> 0 b4fa72d3bc8cad5181adc46f190b2bfc Sarah Holsberg commented on the post, The Ramblings of an Elephant Critic, on the site The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/13687/ Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:42:18 -0500 There seems to be several strands of thought here: good poetry vs. bad poetry, intention vs. accident, and the idea of a meaning imbued in a poem. Those are interesting strands, but let’s suspend them for a […]

]]> 0 20dae0b3021ff5e065614ecf542717ed Sarah Holsberg edited the blog post Confessions about the Confessional in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/13528/ Fri, 20 Sep 2019 00:31:33 -0500 The Art of Losing

Elizabeth Bishop

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;

So many things seem filled with the intent

To be lost that their loss is no disaster.

Lose something every day. Accept t […]

]]> 0 48ccab16ba728da5d63b28ac8229a034 Sarah Holsberg edited the blog post Re-Visiting ENGL 301 in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/13019/ Wed, 28 Aug 2019 15:02:18 -0500 It’s amazing how much can change in a year. I’m back in ENGL 301, at the same time as last year, and I am comforted by the familiar. I was in the workshop that was the test for the writing pods structure, which […]

]]> 0 e33cd1526c842181ca46709b585d70d6 Sarah Holsberg edited the blog post Recursion, Feedback, and Friction in Lucille Clifton's "surely i am able to write poems" in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12835/ Tue, 14 May 2019 14:00:29 -0500 surely i am able to write poems

celebrating grass and how the blue

in the sky can flow green or red

and the waters lean against the

chesapeake shore like a familiar

poems about nature and […]

]]> 0 07d5511f67a849a0f51993dd21c84ff2 Sarah Holsberg edited the blog post The Aftermath of a Threat and a Call to Action in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12715/ Sat, 27 Apr 2019 19:22:13 -0500 It feels appropriately recursive that I end my time posting with the same topic that I started with: the topic of homelessness in Victor LaValle’s Big Machine. I predicted in my last post and in conversations w […]

]]> 0 ba155207921602c508078ab8a5f256e5 Sarah Holsberg edited the blog post Bloodchild and A Wrinkle in Time in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12682/ Fri, 26 Apr 2019 18:20:37 -0500 Octavia Butler’s piece Bloodchild disarmed me when I first read it. The way that T’Gatoi would speak to the narrator was something that disturbed me, and the idea that the male narrator would end up carrying an e […]

]]> 0 21851c027eb5975e2924566c55c14ba2 Sarah Holsberg wrote a new blog post Disarming the Audience in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12657/ Thu, 25 Apr 2019 05:30:41 -0500 I said that my next post would continue the epic saga of homeless people in Victor LaValle’s Big Machine, but I think that post will percolate for a little while more while I write out this post. Percolate, or t […]

]]> 0 478b33f39e622511bc540e4a9bbd1342 Sarah Holsberg commented on the post, What’s in a name?, on the site (Im)Possibilities https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12652/ Thu, 25 Apr 2019 01:48:06 -0500 I was thinking of posting this in another blog post, but I thought this would be appropriate for the Solomon Clay name:
The name “Solomon” comes from the biblical king, who was known for his great wisdom. The […]

]]> 0 20ffcc502a778f311f0ff0f2cfc0d2c8 Sarah Holsberg edited the blog post A Threat and a Call to Action in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12651/ Thu, 25 Apr 2019 01:45:31 -0500 If you are reading this post and recalling whether there was a post with a similar title to this, you are absolutely right. This post is a continuation of my previous post, which happened to be my first post on […]

]]> 0 bd054810a71bf74cd1f07f17fd4e44cb Sarah Holsberg wrote a new blog post A Response to Maria Papas' Post "What Wall Are You On?" in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12609/ Mon, 22 Apr 2019 01:58:56 -0500 I admit, Maria’s post “What Wall Are You On” piqued my interest because of the mention of the words “Queer Eye.” I’m a fan of this show because I enjoy seeing the Fab Five completely transform someone else’s life, […]

]]> 0 e251f2fd987abae4439594762d64fa16 Sarah Holsberg wrote a new blog post Empowerment in "How Could Anyone" in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12458/ Fri, 29 Mar 2019 04:30:46 -0500 I have been going to a Lutheran leadership ministry for four summers. It is only a week long, but each time I go it feels like a year. One of ways in which I remember the ministry is by creating a playlist of some […]

]]> 0 7b813d44fc52685d1070d20cb4a47732 Sarah Holsberg edited the blog post A Tale of Two Tributes in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12437/ Sun, 24 Mar 2019 00:50:04 -0500 When I was flipping through the anthology, I noticed in Ntozake Shange’s poem “my father is a retired magician” that in the speaker’s idolect, certain graphemes are omitted from words, even though they make […]

]]> 0 0c4827f186129b30b8380ad09c532a1f Sarah Holsberg commented on the post, History Through Song, on the site (Im)Possibilities https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12334/ Mon, 25 Feb 2019 06:10:41 -0500 This is a really interesting question. There are plenty of non-black musicians (and artists in general) who appreciate historically black art forms/subject matter, like Artie Shaw and Buddy Rich. Arguably, there […]

]]> 0 b800155feac2abb4b27240e9a594364d Sarah Holsberg wrote a new blog post The Rewards of Re-Reading in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12333/ Mon, 25 Feb 2019 03:14:30 -0500 I’ve had the pleasure of reading selections of W.E.B Du Bois’ work The Souls of Black Folk three times, including as an assignment for this class. The most consistent element of my praise is how singular Du Bois’ […]

]]> 0 0706e53b2af1b6aa5c2d3a7eb5293f92 Sarah Holsberg edited the blog post A Threat or a Call to Action? in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12201/ Sat, 09 Feb 2019 04:18:00 -0500 Throughout our class time we have discussed recursion in the grander sense: in major events such as life and death, seasons and the spin of fortune’s wheel. On the other hand, in the midst of these dense topics, I […]

]]> 0 69e2685d872614719366d2a3e3cc3f9c Sarah Holsberg joined the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12107/ Tue, 29 Jan 2019 01:24:18 -0500 0 53a908395152b5c1bb8fe78f5bc4d592 Sarah Holsberg edited the blog post A Culture of Exception in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/11001/ Wed, 07 Nov 2018 04:58:20 -0500 Ever since David Herd’s reading of Through nearly a month ago, I have found it difficult to get out of my head the idea of “a culture of exception.” This phrase summarizes as an American what I’ve observed both […]

]]> 0 b562f4d6b41c5728db77bac87acf9c49 Sarah Holsberg commented on the post, Reflection on the Kindergarten Teacher and Why Poets Write, on the site The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/10970/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 02:44:57 -0500 I saw this movie advertised on Netflix and I was a little queasy about it, as I am currently observing a kindergarten teacher in the Rochester City School District as part of my practicum. There is a lot that […]

]]> 0 afd0166c84601efeb89ee3dc7fbae484 Sarah Holsberg wrote a new blog post A Poem I've Been Thinking a Lot About Lately in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/10969/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 02:29:41 -0500 In these stressful times, I wonder what will become of the 2010’s, and how we will we be written about in history textbooks. Along with that thought, I wonder how we as older people will explain our actions and […]

]]> 0 9a5bd56bb81b57f88ec70abaa7f14c8e Sarah Holsberg commented on the post, Embarking On A New Journey... (Genre), on the site The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/10943/ Wed, 24 Oct 2018 02:34:11 -0500 Creative Non-Fiction is something that is so brave, I think (even braver than poetry in some respects.) The fact that the majority of it involves the life experiences of the author and involves some degree of […]

]]> 0 0ee597a84bf80330fe95fbefab07141d Sarah Holsberg edited the blog post Midterms (no, not the exams) in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/10942/ Wed, 24 Oct 2018 02:19:59 -0500 In light of midterms coming up, I’ve noticed a very strong political undercurrent, the likes I have never witnessed before. Of course I’ve seen it during 2008 (age 10) , 2012 (age 14), and 2016 (age 18), but I’ve […]

]]> 0 88f41ac584265454cea4e3c3f34bdc5a Sarah Holsberg changed their profile picture https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/10909/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 02:56:23 -0500 0 343e3df8a06c87a563b3e034f2dc7dff Sarah Holsberg commented on the post, Writing What You Know, on the site The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/10908/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 02:48:19 -0500 I think it’s because there is so much physical and emotional context wrapped up in our bodies. I can’t speak to your experience, but I’ve seen my body grow in ways that sometimes feel out of my own control, I’ve […]

]]> 0 fdd6d73c6ff71acaf5bdcdcc70766c25 Sarah Holsberg wrote a new blog post Cultural Capital and David Herd's "Through" in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/10907/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 02:30:58 -0500 Recently in my Anthropology 100 class we’ve been learning about the concept of cultural capital. A brief definition of cultural capital is that it is the knowledge, habits, and tastes learned from parents and […]

]]> 0 04b34bac12bf58d7ca89a78a8652399e Sarah Holsberg wrote a new blog post Heavenly Bodies in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/10856/ Wed, 10 Oct 2018 03:24:10 -0500 One of the highlights of my fall break is seeing the “Heavenly Bodies” exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday. This was a really special occasion because it was closing day, the Met Museum was open on […]

]]> 0 842421fa1afddbcdf35cd105ab093f5b Sarah Holsberg edited the blog post Autumn in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/10817/ Wed, 03 Oct 2018 02:25:07 -0500 October is the tenth month of the year, and a month I look forward to whenever I check my personal calendar. In terms of official dates, I look at a long weekend for National Indigenous People’s Day (formerly […]

]]> 0 177a64955dbd66cca812e0e7fa3b22fe Sarah Holsberg commented on the post, eeeeeeeek. talking abt rupi kaur (again), on the site The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/10770/ Tue, 25 Sep 2018 19:54:44 -0500 I admittedly used to be a fan, but as I discovered more genres of poetry/started to find my own voice, I thought that her poetry seemed bare bones but not for any real reason, and it only really seems to appeal to […]

]]> 0 e848624b3de6a26d5074a63b05c9456f Sarah Holsberg wrote a new blog post The Rewriting Process in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/10768/ Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:02:55 -0500 I am currently in the process of rewriting a poem that someone else wrote, something that is jarring and unsettling in a lot of ways. Even more importantly, this is a poem that I looked at and didn’t see any […]

]]> 0 7b452945937174db3d5946be2c25e95e Sarah Holsberg commented on the post, Week 3: Being a TA for Intro to Creative Writing, on the site The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/10711/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 02:42:24 -0500 Congrats on becoming a TA! I am so excited for you! As someone who had Professor Beltz-Hosek’s Creative Writing class last semester, that class definitely has a welcoming environment. What I didn’t know as a […]

]]> 0 be90aafdd926d0c46d7d8bbb0357af85 Sarah Holsberg edited the blog post A Review of "Lisp" by Sam Sax in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/10710/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 02:32:53 -0500 One of my favorite poems that I have read so far in workshop is Sam Sax’s “Lisp”, an eye-opener for me in terms of manipulating alliteration to suit both form and content. The poem is one stanza long, and the line […]

]]> 0 34af3880b26e3372f214dd5db0a8da35 Sarah Holsberg commented on the post, writing (re: ranting) about writing, on the site The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/10622/ Wed, 12 Sep 2018 03:28:39 -0500 What has helped me in creative nonfiction is subverting the idea of a narrative both as a political action and as a literary choice. I’m sure you remember from INTD 105 that the traditional narrative is mostly […]

]]> 0 4b293f45429dab06c29532ac13bd5013 Sarah Holsberg edited the blog post The Creative Process: It's All Greek to Me in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/10466/ Mon, 03 Sep 2018 17:49:03 -0500 Immediately after my final exams were over, and I turned in my portfolio for ENGL 201, I had to pack for a HUMN 220 trip to Greece. This trip was definitely a bucket list trip for me, ever since I picked up […]

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