Blog on Bok

I am a bit late with my entry on my feelings on Christian Bok and his style of poetry and also his teaching session in class. I was honestly blown away by how smart Christian was and also how well spoken and energetic he was in our class time. I have never heard someone speak so passionately about poetry and also pass along such an important educational message. He broke down poetry in a way that I have never seen before and it really gave me a different perspective on how to approach poetry. The "William Tell" poem, when finally explained in such depth, and knowledgeable depth at that, really exposed me to a sort of poetry I would have never classified as poetry in the past. Bok is clearly taking poetry to a new level with all of his work with the "organic" poem he was telling us about. I think that may have been the most interesting part of his presentation for me because it was something I could have never really fathomed. When I went to the Sykes formal lounge presentation I was equally impressed by him because it showed his style and passion on a different stage. He was very personable at poem presentations, but hearing him deliver his poetry with such passion at the night time presentation really showed how much of a professional he really was. I think experiencing a live poet is something that really helps with my growth in poetry because he shows how emphasis on any section of a poem can make a poem much more thought provoking. I'm glad we got to meet Christian and here the genius he has about poetry.