Week 4

This week we have been introduced to Sylvia Plath! I must admit I have never really read any of her work before so I am excited to dive in even more. Her poetry is very intense and very bold. She is not afraid to tell it how it is and not care one bit. This is a quality I find very endearing. I wish people were more like this in real life every once in awhile. I like how she doesn't really follow any set poetry "rules" she just lets the words flow over her not caring about end breaks and rhyming. This is the poetry I like to write but it is a lot harder to do than it seems.

Currently I just started reading the Plath Cabinet but I've also been reading The Genius in All of Us which is about genetics, quite interesting. Than the other day I was rummaging in my parent's office and I came upon a book of poems I can't remember the author's name but if I remember correctly she is of Navajo descent and she writes about her heritage a lot. I'm not sure though I haven't started it yet. I've also been revising some of my poems and have finally shown them to the person who has inspired them, quite nerve wracking to say the least!

Imitation. I can't recall right now if I've already written about or not. Imitation in some ways seems like plagiarism but when you're a beginner imitation seems to be a great tool. Especially after hearing that Sylvia Plath used to imitate other poets this seems to be a wonderful tool! Imitation is a good tool in learning how to use end breaks, rhyming, personification, and all of those different features used in poetry. Imitation is a great tool but only in beginners once you have your own style and know what you're doing imitation can be seen as plagiarism to some.