Friday, February 15, 2008

Friday School

In light of these worrying times, I thought we should examine FEAR. Any form, meter, length you choose. Due next Friday. Stay safe, keep your head down, and run in a zig zag line if ever being shot at. My thoughts are with the students and their families.

8 comments:

Unknown said...

Here's my FEAR poem. I think I'll call it "Heartbeat"

*****

THUD
There it is again
THUD THUD
going faster now
THUD THUD
no other sound
THUD

*****

mo-NEEK-a

Andrea said...

Professor,
On our poem due Friday-does it have to be all done or can it be a work in progress(for feed back)

gabrielle said...

That would be fine, ma'am!

John Giza said...

Video Clip of Innocence

For Matthew Shepard


PLAY:
Young boy braving a strong wind
against the open sky of the American
schoolyard. Fifth grade History class.
On his head a stovepipe hat,
black cape flapping, faux beard
The audio breaks, capturing the fragmented
line “…these dead cannot have died in vain.”
STOP.

He cannot be not Lincoln, but he is
Matthew.
Puberty and love gather on his horizon.
Today’s lesson is one of democracy.
To the West, someone is building a fence.


News Article:
NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2008 - Ten years after Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered because of his sexual orientation, a 15-year-old gay California student is brain dead after a student allegedly shot him because of his sexual orientation and gender expression.



JG

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John Giza said...

Sorry, overposted.

New at this.

Please delete last two.

JG

gabrielle said...

John, I'm new too! I will endeavor to fix it!