Poem for Jackie Chan

]This is my first Poem, it for Jackie Chan. I like his movies, and he dedicated his time and energy on society charities.

You are a King of Kungfu,
You act many films in Hollywood.
Although you became older everyday,
But you still in my heart,
Not just the number of you fans,
A hero like supper man.

Jackie Chan,
You are an amazing man,
Do Chinese Kungfu like no-one can.
Many people in love with you,
Thank you Jackie Chan,
For showing the Kungfu to everyone.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM5IS7mdPKQ

k,naan peace

Peace and Pride
Keynan is pop king
He carries national pride
Peace he preach
People power he inspire
Power to the people he sings
Powerless people jump up and down
At least they know, cripple they are not
Keynan is Somali, his songs are about peace
Peace is something his country of birth lacks
Pride he carries for them and peace is preach
Keynan is pop king and one of a kind.
..

Taylor Swift

Taylor
Swift has touched the lives of many
As she shares her thoughts and
story
With her lyrics there are plenty
All aplaud her glory

Her lyrics exsist to inspire
They tell the story of her life
Give meaning so we admire
Teach us her learned lessons in
life

She has eyes as blue as the sea
With blonde flowing hair
Like that of Rapunzel
Her beauty consumes all

Taylor Swift will continue to
inspire
And we will continue to admire

Poem Response

When I saw the Why's Wise Y's video, I found the saxophone in the background more appealing than anything else. It added a more artistic touch to this otherwise speechlike poem. I thought the style of this poem was very different, and was something that one would have to really think about and analyze to understand what it was Amiri Baraka was trying to bring out to his audience. In the end, the message I got was that Amiri Baraka really appreciates his African American heritage and acknowledges the struggles they went through to get to where they are today, but also shows resentment to Africa as a nation for being so vulnerable to European rule and letting them abduct Africans, which is where he says "watch out, Africa. The ghosts gon' get you."

I really enjoyed the poem "Summer Ends too Soon" by Lorna Cervantes. It was the perfect essence of beauty being a sin. The way Lorna pronounces Maria's name with a Spanish accent makes her sound all the more exotic, all built up to discover that she is being abused/raped by her father. Maria probably reached a point where she decided she didn't want to live this way anymore and decided to take her life, or she was killed. This poem really made me think a lot.

response for the poem

              the poem that I listen was really nice and also funny and it was about Africa. It was funny because the way  the man was saying made me smile and seems funny to me. The party that he is saying Africaaaa go back see yourself, know yourself, touch yourself  world world is funny to me. the other party that he is saying when you put your hand on your brother made them slave, when you put your hands on your sister made them slave, watch out Africa, the ghost is gonna get you, watch out Africa. The man is showing that he loves his country and hate to see slave people.

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Make up for those of you who missed the in-class Poetry video

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Listen to the poems and read the interviews for three of the poets here.  Write a response to the blog where you respond to what you liked in the poems and write about what you liked and learned.  Try to describe what you heard and interpret the poem for meaning, and where the language was at its best.  What is the poet trying to do with his/her writing?

Post it to our blog, and also make two comments to other writers doing the same assignment.

Thanks!

Mike

Lucille Clifton reads a poem.