Writing has always been an interest of mine since I was old enough to articulate a story-poorly or successfully- on any sheet of paper. When I came to St. Lawrence I had no doubt that I wanted to major in creative writing. I love how vulnerable it can get and how brave authors have to be in order to master some of the most difficult content that most people try hard to cover up. Writing comes in so many different forms and offers protection, support, and excitement to any kind of person that is willing to let it in. Majoring in English definitely means that I want to improve on my writing and a huge aspect of that is critique. I've always welcomed critiques as openly as I can. I don't let my feelings get hurt over suggestions for better writing so I find that the worst critiquing situations I've been in are the ones that are sugarcoated with euphemisms. The only way to get better is to recognize where the flaws are.
When I'm not focused on writing, I'm usually out on the lacrosse field or singing with the Sinners here at St. Lawrence. Athletics have been an equally important part of my life all along and although I played many different sports growing up, I decided to focus on lacrosse at the collegiate level. Every day is challenging and a bit harder than the past but I enjoy the demanding circumstances.
Robert Frost has always been a favorite poet of mine. He lived in an area close to where I grew up and I could always relate to his scenic details. When I was younger I was convinced that Frost was writing poems about my house and my woods. As I've grown up I've been drawn more to poems that deal with philosophical questions and ideas about the greater importance in life and less towards poems with nature as a main theme. One of the aspects I admire about poetry is that it gives people a chance to contemplate some of the most controversial and complex issues in their world and forces them to simplify it on the paper, offering up a whole new perspective on that issue. Poetry enables a person to essentially have a conversation with themselves, creating an ally way towards simplicity even with the most unique and confusing situations.
I hope to broaden my ability to think between the lines of poetry in this class. I want to be able to look at a few lines that at first leave my head spinning, and eventually come up with a meaning that I never thought would relate to the words I first read. Improvement in preceptive thinking is always a plus. I also would love to extend my vocabulary and learn new ways to use words I have previously known in different ways and learn brand new words and insert them into my writing repertoire.
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