As some people know, one of the classes I’m taking this semester is Intro to Creative Writing. It’s a class that meets just once a week, but it is terrific. So anyway, one of the assignments is that each week we must write a poem according to certain specifications. Then we make copies for everyone in the class, read them out loud, and share what we like about each other’s works. You’re actually very free to do whatever you like, the only thing that changes is the style of the poem. For example, the first week it was supposed to be about an obsession you have. Then the next week we had to write a list poem; which is exactly what it sounds like. One example we were shown was this poem where this guy just goes alphabetically naming different kinds of seashells…and that was it.
Anywho, one of the biggest problems I’ve always had whenever I write poems is that I have a very hard time reading it to people. Sooo, I thought I could try posting them here, and this suggestion has been met with encouragement. This way, everyone has the opportunity to see it at the same time and I am detaching myself from my work simultaneously. Good times all around. We’ve only done two poems so far in class so I guess I’ll post the first one here and now. Then I’ll put the second one on my next post just so I have something to write about later. Keep in mind that the rhyming scheme sounds right in my head when I read it with a certain rhythm, so if it doesn’t sound quite right when you read it…you’re just dumb.
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Peace Market
By: Munib Rezaie
Open up your eyes and look side to side
At our brothers and sisters keeping their minds closed out of pride
Prejudice will be accepted as society’s norm
Until one soul speaks up against majority’s swarm
And tries to get the people to see with the eyes of love
Instead of taking aim and shooting down the great white dove
When will the people see all the pain that they have caused?
While stepping on the souls of those whose path their lives have crossed
Now is the time to act, why does the wait get longer?
Mankind is one, and so is God, peace is not up for barter.
There is one race, the human race, the rest is only colors
As soon as we come to see this, there will be no more martyrs
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So yeah. Feel free to leave feedback. Actually I highly encourage you to leave honest and brutal feedback. Think of it as helping out an aspiring artist; cause that’s exactly what you’d be doing.
...it is the sworn duty of all officers to try to escape
3 comments:
i like it. too bad you have spam here...keep up the good work
Moooooooonib! That was great! I love reading your poems! My only criticism is why haven't you written a poem about me? (haha!) [Eu li o poema que tu escreveu pra Deli. Era muito bonito!]
it's a nice poem, but the first thing i thought was, "well look at that, munib's teaching the Faith to his creative writing class!" which, ya know, is even cooler than writing a cool poem. :)
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