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.