Last Blog 4/15

So, here goes, spring semester content evaluation:

Best parts-
I liked that, while this class started with assignments which had explicit direction under which we were expected to create, which can help some when mind-blanks come up/to prevent every poem from being written to be about the process of writing a poem, that we also were given the freedom later in the semester/if we rejected the assignments parameters or suggested subject, to implement and further our own types of creativity. I felt that the early-on explications of others work was necessary for students to first hand learn what could be seen behind others works of art/to prepare for what could be read into one's own poetical creations. I'm not one much for formal stuff, so the list of forms I didn't like so much (though I suppose I see their importance in a comprehensively addressed intro to poetry class) as the brief time we spent with the handout telling of the different styles/schools of poetry (how they came about, central tenets, etc).

Worst parts-
There's not much I can complain about here. I wish we would've spent more time learning about the different styles/schools, because I found that to be the most interesting and thought if we'd went over that before we had to do our poetry book reviews, I'd feel that'd be helpful, but other than that...
I guess just I wish we didn't have to read our own poems aloud so much. Though that's more of a structure complaint then one involving content, I suppose.