CREATIVE WRITING - eng311-w2012-ol-u-90240.007 01/05/12 - 02/15/12 Gregory A.

Gilbert / 01-19-12 / S3 / Discussion Questions

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Find examples of rhythm in the lines of any poem in chapter 10. Discuss the effectiveness of the rhythm in the poem.

Greg: The effectiveness of the rhyming in "Annus Mirabilis" (Larkin, 1988) is overwhelming. The poem describes a boy's first sexual experience at sixteen. The sing-song manner that the poem has tones down the subject of the poem and adds a youthful cuteness to it that harkens to childhood. It mentions "Chatterly," assuredly referring to "Lady Chatterly's Lover," a risque book banned by most libraries in the 1960s. So, sensitive topic, cute patter. It fits well. Reference: Larkin, L. (1988). Annus Mirabilis. In J. Burroway's (Ed.), Imaginative writing: the elements of craft (pp. 313-314). New York: Pearson Longman. (Reprinted from Collected Poems, by Philip Larkin. London: Farrar, Straus & Giroux LLC. & Faber and Faber Ltd.).

How can poetry be used in business settings?

Greg: The first thing I was going to say was massage therapy, which then leaked over into counseling. Each of those professions could use poetry as a means to either create a serene environment or, in the case of counseling, connect with a patient who may not be able to see a situation any other way. But then I came across the most superior business setting (or application, really) Greeting Cards! What would the greeting card industry be without poems? If you think about it, every greeting card sold has some type of prose in it (and even Limericks, if you want to count them!)

Reference: Burroway, J. (2007). Imaginative Writing: Elements of Craft. New York: Pearson Longman. Vogler, C. (2007). The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (3rd ed.). Studio City, CA: Michael Wiese Productions.