Journal Two from James

Hello everyone. I'm James. I'm a senior at North Union High School who lives just outside of Marion in the small town of Prospect. The love of my life is my cat Leia. I raised her from the time she was three days old, feeding her from a bottle, helping her pee, and essentially being her mother. I have the scars to prove it. I want to be a Neuroscientist and have not yet been accepted to a college for next year so my fingers are crossed. I write quite often and I'm eager to share my works with you all! Sadly this is me.

I enjoyed the comparison of free-verse poetry to "playing tennis without a net" (pg. 33) because it truly hits the nail on the head. The game is easier to play when there are less obstacles. In the case of tennis; a net and in the case of poetry: figurative language, meter, and rhyme. I like that free-verse isn't discouraged per-se but seen as a stepping stool into strong poetry. Once we learn the tools of the trade we can use them effectively to create something more poetic than possible for us before.