Questions
What do you need
the most?
The sounds of the ocean….
The oceans waves…
The waves of sound…
The sound of laughter…
The laughter of tears….
Where do you need
it?
Where the homes have roofs…
Where the roofs have windows…
Where there are windows to the sun…
Where the sun has a reflection…
When is the need
there?
When the smiles lack teeth…
When the teeth lack substance…
When the substance has a host…
When the host has acceptance…
When the acceptance is permanent…
Why is the need
so great?
The faces of the children…
The children pull on the parents…
The parents formation to adult…
The adult progression to cripple….
Are these the answers?
This was a very unique and interesting way to present the poem. I like how you incorporated different voices and speakers to create the video. Is there a significance to the way you performed it that relates back to the words? I also liked how in the written form you bolded the questions words. It emphasized their importance. Creative!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting way of presenting this even more interesting poem. I love how you chose different people to present different answers to the questions. I also like how you ended off the poem with the question, "Are these the answers?" leaving the reader to reconsider the simple read of it all. It left me wondering if there's a greater question we are supposed to answer.. Very creative!
ReplyDeleteHi! Besides for an interesting video, I also liked the original and experimental format of the poem with a question and multiple answers. The video worked well as a depiction of multiple people, each with a different answer to the same question. Although the different stanzas don't seem to be connected, this seems to be purposeful and I think the formatted questions tie the whole thing together. Maybe correlations between the stanzas would make the poem flow better. I also got a little confused when you started speaking about hosts in the third stanza- the lines seemed a bit vague and lacked the imagery present in a lot of the other lines.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you had this poem performed. It was nice to see different people and hear the different answers. Did you write the poem and give the people lines to say or did you let people give their own answers for some of the questions? The only think I find difficult is that because it keeps moving from person to person, theres no overall tone for the poem so it feels a bit disconnected. I like the repetition of words and the way one line leads into the other, that part is nice and continuous. Great job!
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