Peer Review of Bruno Filletti’s “Crossing Brooklyn Bridge” Blog Post which can be found here: https://brunosliteratureblog.wordpress.com/2019/09/06/crossing-brooklyn-bridge/ Hey Bruno. This blog post was really interesting to read. The way in which you were able to draw out the major thematic concerns of Whitman’s “Crossing Brooklyn Bridge”, alongside addressing your own personal connection to these themes, was …
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Reflection on my First Blog Post
For this final blog post, I thought that I would reflect on the first blog post that I wrote for this subject. The topic was “From what you know about the USA has anything surprised you in the literature that has been introduced to you so far in this unit?” As I made quite clear …
Peer Review 4
Peer Review of Dylan Versola’s blog post which can be found here: https://dylanversola.home.blog/2019/10/04/blog-5/ Hey Dylan, I really enjoyed your blog post this week. I definitely agree with your statement about the many ways in which the Australian Experience can be interpreted. Your drawing from both Paterson and Lawson were insightful. These poems are integral to …
Reflection on my first blog post
For this week’s blog post, I’ve chosen to reflect on my first blog post for Australian Literature. The topic for that first week was “Who is an Australian? Describe your own national and cultural background and explain why it is definitely part of what makes up our Australian nation.” It’s interesting to look back and …
Try to write an e.e.cummings poem using your own subject matter but sticking to his language and form.
I have taken inspiration from Cumming’s “in Just-“ for this poem, using the opening line to begin my own poem. in Just- the space between this and there hereandthat in Just that very spot the trees swoosh secrets the sky opens and closes open close open close openclose close closerthanbreath and when the Clock …
Peer Review 3
Peer Review of William Trinh’s blog post which can be found here: Blog 4 Hey William. This blog post was really enjoyable to read. It was truly insightful the myriad of meaning that you were able to draw from Ezra Pound’s “In A Station of the Metro”. It showed your immense understanding of the poem …
Write a letter to Patrick White telling him what you think of any one of the texts you have read this week. (Miss Slattery and Her Demon Lover)
To Mr. Patrick White Having recently read your short story “Miss Slattery and her Demon Lover”, I must admit I am somewhat in awe of your story-telling ability. Namely, your ability to create vivid descriptions from simple phrases and words, within your works is profound. Never are your descriptions word-heavy, rather the connotations of various …
Australian Literature Peer Review 3
Comment on Jared Mark’s “Milford Sounds” Blog Post which can be found here: https://jaredmarksbrain.home.blog/2019/09/01/milford-sounds/comment-page-1/?unapproved=4&moderation-hash=cfff2d40b99d2db59213519dd5b4ec8a#comment-4 I thoroughly enjoyed your description of this piece. The way in which you blended your own personal thoughts of the piece, with the physical dimensions of the artwork, really enhanced your description. I definitely agree with you, one truly does feel …
American Literature Peer Review 2
Comment on Ethan Hua’s “A Narrow Fellow in the Grass” blog post which can be found here: https://ethansopinion.home.blog/2019/09/01/a-narrow-fellow-in-the-grass/ This poem was really enjoyable to read. I really liked how you not only masterfully imitated Dickinson’s form, but also the complex subtleties that make her poetry so interesting. I particularly found your use of personification, for …
Write a letter to James Baldwin telling him what you think of the power of his writing. (In regards to “Going to Meet the Man”)
To Mr. James Baldwin. Having recently read your short story “Going to Meet the Man” I must admit that it took me aback. I had to take a few moments to reflect upon the story, especially the final, gruesome flashback. The vivid nature of your writing evoked a range of emotions within me, with jarring …
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