Poetry Out Loud

For poetry out loud we have to find a poem that really speaks to us. Finding the perfect one is not easy, so we have to read many of them to find a particularly perfect one for us.

Part one:
1. Read poem that begins with the first letter of your name : "On Inhabiting an Orange" by Josephine Miles
2. Read a poem that begins with the third letter of your last name: "Not Waving But Drowning" by Stevie Smith
3. Read a poem that the person sitting next to you suggests: "Full Moon" by Elinor Wylie
Suggest a poem to read to the person sitting next to you: "Medusa" by Louise Bogan
4. Choose two more poems to read: "Sugar Dada" by Allyn Rosser, "The Rose" by Jean Valentine

Part two: What do you think?

•  Of the poems you read which ones did you like and why?

- "The Rose" because it described the rose kind of relating to us in a way and was intriguing
- "Full Moon" because it kind of described the power  and beauty of a full moon.
-"Sugar Dada" because it shows things not as you usually would see them.
-"On Inhabiting An Orange" because it is simple, but describes travel.
-"Medusa" because it is about a victim of Medusa's stony stare
- Not Waving But Drowning" because I t is a kind of weird poem but had an original idea

• Which poems did you not like and why?

There were no poems on my list that I really disliked they were all good!

• If you had to choose one of those six poems which would you choose

 I would choose  "On Inhabiting an Orange"

• How are you personally connected with this poem?

I am personally connected to this poem in the way that I love to travel and see new places just as showed in the poem.

Part three:

• Which two criteria will be easiest for you and why?

The criteria that will be easiest for me is the understanding and accuracy because I understand my poem strongly, and there are not a lot of really difficult words in it. 

• Which two criteria will you have more difficulty scoring higher and why?

The criteria that will be more challenging will probably be the poem length, and presenting the poem. I chose a shorter poem that I know I wont forget once I get up to recite it it, and I am not great with presenting in front of groups.

Part Four: 
Videos:
"Man- Moth" by Elizabeth Bishop
-Dramatic speaking  kept attention to the performance
-Speaker moves around with the mood of the poem
"forgetfulness"
good tone voice that  fit perfectly with the mood of the poem.

Part Five:
I think it is going to be interesting seeing the different poems people choose and to watch them being recited. It will be a very good yet challenging experience.