I thought she did a great job of setting up this article in a way that
instantly made people want to read more on a subject that might scare people away. By starting off with her college years, I was quick to relate to her stories that followed about finally finding something she liked and a group to hang out with because I’m the same age. Then, she masterfully transitioned to her job and how she became a poet. The misunderstanding she experienced is the same look I get from my friends when I say “I love that poem.” (I don’t even follow poetry, and I get blank stares). In this situation, Arlene says, “I’d move on to less freakish subjects.” I was sad to hear that she believed her profession wasn’t accepted by her friends, that they thought it was beyond weird. However, I think she was able to beautifully sum up her thoughts about “freakish” things in her last paragraph. It is freaky that we watch pop-tart cats flying around and dance to who-knows-what-they’re-saying day in and day out. This comparison between two people’s interests and how, in a way, each
group thinks the other’s like is freaky. It sheds a better understanding on the way a poet thinks about things that I had never considered in that way before.
instantly made people want to read more on a subject that might scare people away. By starting off with her college years, I was quick to relate to her stories that followed about finally finding something she liked and a group to hang out with because I’m the same age. Then, she masterfully transitioned to her job and how she became a poet. The misunderstanding she experienced is the same look I get from my friends when I say “I love that poem.” (I don’t even follow poetry, and I get blank stares). In this situation, Arlene says, “I’d move on to less freakish subjects.” I was sad to hear that she believed her profession wasn’t accepted by her friends, that they thought it was beyond weird. However, I think she was able to beautifully sum up her thoughts about “freakish” things in her last paragraph. It is freaky that we watch pop-tart cats flying around and dance to who-knows-what-they’re-saying day in and day out. This comparison between two people’s interests and how, in a way, each
group thinks the other’s like is freaky. It sheds a better understanding on the way a poet thinks about things that I had never considered in that way before.
