Poetry Pod

The resilient snow has sunk into the spongy earth, bringing forth dark sprouts
Poetry Pod seems so right, for the revisions seem to make one muse
It is tragic, the fate that awaits
The relentless tiring calidity
But I will ponder till then, the reason for this
And then the reason for that

Red Badge of Courage

I feel like I earned my Red Badge Courage by getting through that week. The book was great, but having to do three projects on one story seems excessive. I hope I didn't sound like Mr. Bad Atttude on my last paper, but I think I was starting to get a little frustrated. I'm back to my old happy self now. Bring on the Poetry Pod!

The Yellow Wall-Paper

The Yellow Wallpaper was delightfully eerie. The author, Charlotte Gilman did not reveal the main characters name until the paragraph preceding the last when she writes. "I've got out at last, in spite of you and Jane! And I've pulled off most of the paper, so you can't put me back." Her husband promptly faints, which I thought was kind of odd. I would be shocked, but I don't think I would pass out. Poor Jane had become the imaginary woman behind the hideous urine toned paper. I do hope she regains her senses, but I am not optimistic.

Sarah Orne Jewett

Just a few words on Sarah Jewett. I thought A white Heron was a great story. I love nature and I was very pleased that Sylvia didn't give away the location of the White Heron to the hunter. I read Ms. Jewett bio and I thought it was pretty cool that she was presumably a lesbian when it wasn't yet fashionable. You go girl!