Assignment #3-Poems

School Spirit

Summer-Freedom
My heart is struck by the bell.
No more play,work time is now.
Lesson one, unit two
think about the future!
Or you're gonna get screwed...
Test after test, better not fail.
Sports after school,
pressure's on now.
Do I look alright?
Apparently not, because you didn't
get a date to homecoming.
Which college are you going to?
If you don't, well, then you've failed.
Memorize vocab.
Study equations.
I just want to get in the car,
and drive away.
But I can't even leave the
North lot because it's so crammed.
waiting for the weekend,
then things will be alright.
The life of a highschooler,
man, this is not right.



Sleeping Under a Starry Sky

The stars paint the sky.

The sand below me is warm.

The smell of a campfire lingers on my sweatshirt.

The slight laughter of a friend resonates in the distance.

The once dark sky is illuminated by the sliver of a moon.

The solitude is wonderful.

The slumber is sweet.

The stars paint the sky.

Assignment #2-Important writing

My best friend Steph gave me this book for a Christmas gift two years ago, it's called, The Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts by Shinta Cho. I know this sounds really silly, and it is, but that's what I love about it. I am always able to get a good laugh out of reading it, and especially when I'm missing Steph since she left for college, I just sit down and read this book, and am instantly reminded of the good memories we have had. Here is one of my favorite passages, "The farts of animals who eat things like potatoes and grass-such as elephants, rhinos and hippos-don't smell that bad. But eating potatoes or grass causes lots of gas to build up in their intestines which makes them fart a lot."(Cho) this is just an example of one of the passages I find hilarious and always seems to cheer me up.

Prompts:
1) Is there a piece of writing that always puts you in a good mood or makes you laugh? Or is there a children's book that you still enjoy reading today? What is it and what about it makes you happy, or do you find interesting?
OR....
2)Do you think that there is a line of vulgarity in writing that shouldn't be crossed? Do you think this book crosses that line? When a book talks about so-called inappropriate material, is it mocking certain types of writing? For example, a children's book or a book of poems.

Assignment #1

Hey guys, I'm Claire! My favorite way to write is with poetry and stories full of imagery, and I'm obsessed with quotes, I put them all over everything. I like to write about experiences and people that I love and have ahd an impact on me. Over the next four months, I would love to inspire and be inspired, possibly make a few people laugh and discover how skilled and professional my writing can be.

Some of my favortie writers are Leif Enger, the author of Peace Like a River, I love his use of symbolism. Douglas Wood, who wrote Paddle Whispers, a journal-style quazi poetry book about the Boundry Waters. Also Shakespeare, I think old english is so sweet!! I also enjoy the lyrical genius of Sufjan Stevens quite a bit.

a sample of me!...

blue sky,
a great cliff,
the water below, fridgid I know.
jump!
my skin hits the water, I shiver.
swim to the rock, my friend helps me up.
blue sky,
a great cliff,
the water below, fridgid I know.
jump! again!