Poetry Out Loud

Part One:
1. Revenge-Latitia Elizabeth Landon
2. Another Feeling-Ruth Stone
3. Onions-William Matthews
4. On a Drop of Dew-Andrew Marvell, Part for the Whole-Robert Francis

Part Two:
Of the five poems I read, the ones I liked were "On a Drop of Dew" and "Part for the Whole". "On a Drop of Dew" uses beautiful language to show the image of a tiny drop of dew, dropped from the open sky. It was amazing how the poet used so much figurative language to describe such a simple thing. One poem I did not like was "Another Feeling". This poem was not as beautiful as the others and used the image of a pig being captured. It was much more somber and dark than the others and was not as enjoyable to read. If I had to choose one of these poems I would chose "On a Drop of Dew". I felt that this poem flowed beautifully and used the image of the drop of dew to capture the emotions of humans. It was described as a tear from the skies.

Part Three:
Physical Presence and Accuracy will be the easiest for me because I have a good memory and will be able to memorize my poem perfectly. I also will be able to physically show my connection to the poem through my good posture and confidence. I might have the most trouble with Dramatic Appropriateness and Evidence of Understanding. I might have trouble knowing when to be more or less dramatic when reciting or how to communicate understanding.

Part Four:
Stanley Andrew Jackson-"Writ on the Steps of Puerto Rican Harlem" Gregory Corso
This was a successful recitation because Jackson used dramatization and hand motions to communicate his understanding of the poem.
Shawntay A. Henry-"Frederick Douglass" Robert E. Hayden
This recitation was also successful because she was very articulate and paced the entire poem.

Part Five:
I hope the competition will be layed-back and not pressuring. I think I will do a fine job with the poem I'm going to recite. I plan on reciting "A Boat Beneath A Sunny Sky" by Lewis Carroll. This is a beautiful piece about a tiny boat floating endlessly on down a stream. I thought the website did a great job of providing resources and guidelines for the competition and it made everything very clear for the competitors.