For my project I plan on using a poem that I wrote last semester for English 111/Intro to Creative Writing. It is my favorite poem from the semester and is about the war in Vietnam. To me it is very visual and I want to use that aspect of it to utilize a creative way to portray it. I definitely want to bring to attention issues related to the war that I did not directly say in the poem. I either want to use pictures that show many of the intense issues surrounded the time, both from the war front and from home. Another idea I have is to make bold or capitalize certain letters to form a message within the poem that tells another story or give the reader more information. I want the finished project to capture some of the underlying problems/issues that the soldiers as well as the civilians faced. Another idea I have for this project is to use pictures that sympathize with the Vietnamese side since the poem is actually written from an American perspective. When I wrote the poem and when people have read it the ideas are very one sided and I think the other side is of as much importance even though myself and others may not understand or be able to relate to them. I think that many of us see situations like this very one sided, which is natural, and I'd like to bring to attention to the other side. I will have to find very distinct images and wordings that will stick out and make my message clear without overpowering the original message of the poem. I do not have any pictures myself so if I do go that route I will have to find some online or from a book and I am sure I will find plenty either way.
Do I have the right idea for what we are supposed to do for the project? Is there anything I am missing as far as the requirements?
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Terri: I'm looking forward to reading thepoem. Interesting that you wrote about Vietnam. Take this opportunity to provide visual images for the poem's images. Think about the whole thing as 1+1=3, i.e. not just the poem not just the images, but the deepened effect of both together. I think the images of the soldiers might be behind the words? I'd say, also, you can get the images through a simple google images search. Don't forget, also the Preface/Metatext. Tell us why this poem and what it means to you.
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