Today, I looked to Poetry180 for a poem to talk about. Poetry180 is a collection that is meant to provide a poem-a-day for high school students. Today's choice is the poem (by Ronald Koertge) for Day 2.
It's very graspable. The meaning does not hide - nor does the poem use tough vocab or grammar. It doesn't seem to fall into any particular poetic form. In fact, it's pretty messy - structurally.
It's good for school because it tells what the point is right in the text: "[Sidekicks] remind us of a part/of ourselves,/the dependent part that can never grow up". The depth comes from the truth found in that statement. It would make for a good assignment and makes for a good poem because you can take the truth that stems from that statement and see it in your own life.
Favorite line: "the dependent part that can never grow up,/the part that is painfully eager to please,/always wants a hug and never gets enough."
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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