Poetry Packet Reading Response

Tap the Water Table- The first line of this poem is my favorite, its something i can definitely relate to and something i believe to be very true. What the Author of this poem is saying is very true, for instance "You don't read about exercise to lose wight. You exercise to lose those pounds. This makes a lot of sense and goes hand and hand with anything anyone wants to do. To get better at something you must practice, i have been told this ever since i can remember that's why i can relate to this author and this poem.

We Are Not the Poem- When i first read this poem a lot of thoughts ran threw my mind. I can understand how people think that the poems are "us" because we wrote them. But the author painted a picture for me that i have never thought about. " They were my thoughts and my hand and the space and the emotions at that time of writing". I have never thought of poetry in this way, too be quite honest, i agree with the author 110%. We are not the poem but the poem is us, its something that we created, imagined, experienced.

Man Eats Car- This poem is a mind, it thinks, it solves, it imagines, it remembers. I think most of the time people are so focused on making perfect sense that they sound completely idiotic, but then again there is a fine line between insanity and genius. This poem makes me think about stepping out of my comfort zone and thinking outside of the box. I believe people who think outside of the box are the ones who we remember forever.

Obsessions- Now i believe that obsessions are a good thing, this poem has changed my mind frame to use things that i cannot stop thinking about as a tool. I have been told before that once you try to not think about something then its on you mind all day. This author reiterated what i was once told but the author gave me a way to use this "obsession" in a positive way that can help me in the future. I believe that what this author says about obsession when it comes to writing is also true. The quote "I used to think freedom meant doing whatever you want. It means knowing who you are, what you are supposed to be doing on this earth, and then simply doing it." was probably the most significant thing i have read all weekend.

Gabion Parapet- It is hard to understand the concept of this poem, after further discussion and thinking; it was stated that this poem may be symbolizing a war. a war between two pages, two countries, or two people. One side is upside down, the other is right side up. Both have similarities, yet both have differences