As a junior I have been producing stories in my various directing and screenwriting classes for my Film Production major. However, it has been awhile since I’ve attempted any poetry and not written in any screenplay format. As I grew up and learned how to write, I often composed short stories in my journals. I came up with characters and world through my imagination. In middle school and high school I remember writing short stories often a couple poems, but it had been awhile coming into this class. When we broke out into groups to share our first poems, my nervousness went away. I realized that each student’s poems gave unique glimpses into how other people see and perceive the world around them. Writing the first poem, I was surprised how if I just let my brain flow, the words would come right out. One thing I have learned most is how to focus on a solid through-line in my writing. Giving a core message or theme to whatever piece it is that I’m working on. I’ve gained strengths from this class that I hope to carry on in my screenwriting and filmmaking career. Seeing how I am also and english minor, I will definitely be using the techniques I’ve learned in class for all of my future writing.
Month: May 2016
REVISION, RADICAL AND OTHERWISE
This Land is Dead This Land is Alive
this grass is dead the trees are dancing
the bushes cut the flowers blossom
these roots broken these colors extravagant
growth has been shut life has been awesome
no matter the water no matter the smells
no matter the soil no matter the thrills
this land has been stripped this land is growing
and left in turmoil amongst wide open hills
forget this place and don’t come back remember this place, and come back
it’s dead it’s alive
this land is dead this land is alive