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Love Poem Chimera

The poem Chimera is a descriptive piece of work that describes parts of a Chimera from head to toe. It also gives a calamity feel as the poem describes the mythical animal. In the last stanza this quote sticks out the most "What we've made of ourselves". Do you guys think maybe the author is hinting a the society we live in today and how chaotic it is at some points?

Group Poem Activity

Theodor Cano, Nickolai Royster, Afolabi Taylor, Tatiyana Rogers:


"Blue Rose"

The summer to fall

winter is next

spring rain floods the road

yet the power of love is raw

you watch me go away

cry my friend by the lake

boil some mil chocolate please

I think that poems are a great way to get people to think and it's kind of interesting on how we all interpret poems differently.

Collective

For those of you who might be interested in publishing your work in a literary journal, the English Department's Collective will be taking submissions of fiction, essays, and poetry up through March 18th. The theme is "growth." See details below:

Making A Poem

We were given limited amounts of words to create a poem and we couldn't use any other words besides the ones on the table. It was very difficult to place the words in a way so the whole poem can make sense. It was a fun experience because it was challenging and pushed us to think and work together. We each incorporated our own ideas. Although it was not perfect the end product was not terrible either. I was surprised that we were able to do it, I thought it would turn out beyond random, but it was not that bad.

Love Poem: Chimera

I really liked the poem we read in class. I was sensing a lot of strength in the poem because the author mentions lion and serpent which are powerful animals. I felt like the author used Chimera as a metaphor to symbolize two people becoming one but contributing their own uniqueness. The union is quite clear and shows externally but they both stand out in their own way like a chimera. All the animals on the Chimera bring their own abilities and talent to the "table". Same goes for a couple they help each other out, keep each other strong, and have something to contribute in to the relationship.