"I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" by Emily Dickinson was the poem of the week. The first time I looked at it, when we were analyzing the title in class, I thought it said "I felt a Funnel, in my Brain." I am glad I made that mistake because I began to predict what the poem "I felt a Funnel, in my Brain" was about, and I was actually really exited to read it. I imagined a poem about knowledge leaking, as everything someone thought they once knew was being questioned. As soon as I realized the word was "funeral" and not "funnel" I was actually slightly disappointed. Now, I almost want to write the poem, "I felt a Funnel, in my Brain." It would be a sort of parody of the original poem that adds on to the mental emotions already created in the original.
Furthermore, I never knew that Emily Dickinson never actually published any of her works. My group members and I joked about conspiracies that her sister-in-law actually wrote the poems but said they were Emily's because she did not want to be judged for the work. Nevertheless, I think the story is super interesting and it made me want to learn more about Emily Dickinson's past. This is a link to a biography I read about her: www.biography.com/people/emily-dickinson-9274190#synopsis. I couldn't believe her grandfather founded Amherst. What a small world! I understand time is limited, but I wish we could have talked more about her history in class. Maybe next time we could talk about the authors history more, because as we learned in the Ted Talk that we watched this week, knowing the artists history helps create a context and helps you build the story.
Speaking of the Ted Talk, I am ecstatic about the new project we are staring. I love art, but I have not had the opportunity to take an art class in a while, and I miss it! The TED talk we watched in class reminded me of a vlogbrothers video I watched a while back in which John Green talks about a cool art exhibit. This was the video that took my appreciation for art to a whole new level: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDwTjPsG4b0
Furthermore, I never knew that Emily Dickinson never actually published any of her works. My group members and I joked about conspiracies that her sister-in-law actually wrote the poems but said they were Emily's because she did not want to be judged for the work. Nevertheless, I think the story is super interesting and it made me want to learn more about Emily Dickinson's past. This is a link to a biography I read about her: www.biography.com/people/emily-dickinson-9274190#synopsis. I couldn't believe her grandfather founded Amherst. What a small world! I understand time is limited, but I wish we could have talked more about her history in class. Maybe next time we could talk about the authors history more, because as we learned in the Ted Talk that we watched this week, knowing the artists history helps create a context and helps you build the story.
Speaking of the Ted Talk, I am ecstatic about the new project we are staring. I love art, but I have not had the opportunity to take an art class in a while, and I miss it! The TED talk we watched in class reminded me of a vlogbrothers video I watched a while back in which John Green talks about a cool art exhibit. This was the video that took my appreciation for art to a whole new level: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDwTjPsG4b0