April 15

I really do like the idea of taking something familiar and making it strange. I think the very first poem that I wrote for this class was like that. Somehow it seems really enjoyable. For this week I wrote about fencing. I don't know why I never wrote on it before. Its something that I can really enjoy and its always interesting to me. And while it may not be familiar to everyone, most people can recognize it though and what is happening. I also for some reason had the Battle Hymn of the Republic stuck in my head for some reason. It must be because I was watching the movie Gettysburg recently and thought the Civil War, but it was interesting to think of it while writing the poem and trying to fit it in. I also realized that I marked this assignment as number eight. whoops.