What my poem communicates.

My poem is Song of the Powers, by David Mason. I chose this poem mainly because it starts out to me in a sort of whimsical, light manner, and ends in a dark somber tone. I really enjoy the contrast from the start to finish. And, to be honest, it's about rock paper scissors at the start, so I thought it might be easy to remember, but that's not the point. The points the poem conveys are balance and uselessness of fighting.
The reason why I thought this poem fitted me was because of the messages, said above. I hate when people fight, and I thought the satire in the art of using rock paper scissors to make a strong stance against fighting was great. The final stanza basically says, lower your guns, for it's useless. I also love the theme of balance this poem creates. See, while all the objects destroy each other, they continue. Paper will always beat stone, while scissors will always cut paper, and stone will crush the scissors. This was awesome to me because I try to base my life around balance, whether it be friends, family, school, etc. Another I thoroughly enjoyed about this poem was the vivid imagery and the strong and powerful language.
Finally, what shall I do to enhance my performance you ask? Well, let me just say that I will deliver a fair amount of dramatic appropriateness in my performance. I know very well that this poem has a strong message, and I am your messenger. I will also be clear in voice and articulation, so that you may also be able to enjoy the vivid imagery and wording. Also, I plan to keep my hand gestures to a small amount, because I don't want to over do it, seeing as this is quite a humble yet overpowering poem. I am not worried about this at all, and I am confident I can do well.

Poetry Out Loud

Part 1: Cruising the web.

             1. Poor Angels by Edward Hirsch

             2. Elegy on Toy Piano by Dean Young

             3. Cartoon Physics, Part 1 by Nick Flynn

             4. Good People by W.S Merwin

             5. In the Basement of the Goodwill Store by Ted Kooser

Part 2: What Do I Think??

 I really liked Good People, because it's message is very hidden and deep, and it makes you think a lot. I also enjoyed In the Basement of the Goodwill Store because I like the detail and descriptive words. I didn't really enjoy Cartoon Physics and Elegy on a Toy Piano because I felt that they were trying to hard to be deep, or complex, and didn't have the simple yet complex feel of the others. I really want to do Good people, because I thought it was complex and of decent length. I really personally connected with it because his writing style of poetry is much like my own.

Part 3: Scoring Criteria

 I will probably be best at Physical Presence and Voice and Articulation because I have good posture and a voice that carries. I probably won't be too great at Dramatic appropriateness because whenever I act dramatic it ends up in me laughing at myself.

Part 4: Videos.

 I watched The one with Forgetfulness and I think he did so well because the poem was very funny and he delivered it seamlessly. I also watched Sophia Elana Soberon and she did very well because she used her voice very well and you could really see that she loved poetry.

Part 5: Summary.

Well, after viewing PoetryOutLoud, I must say that I am feeling highly confident in my ability to memorize and recite my poem, and that this competition won't be too hard for me. I am going to memorize Good People, because the nature of the poem just seems to fit my personality. I thought that the website was very interesting and I hope I can make it far in this competition.