So I'd like to start by pointing out how excited I am to be a part of this! Thursday was a seriously great time and I'm looking forward to the rest of our meetings.
I thought I'd share one of my favorite pieces of writing with you all, written by a true outsider himself. It's called The Artist by Oscar Wilde. It's sort of poetry, sort of prose... Maybe a poetic prose? I'll let you guys decide. I'd also post a link, but my iPod (which I'm posting from) isn't quite cooperating. For those of you who don't know about Wilde, he was a brilliant writer living in England in a time where the catholic church and the government saw homosexuality as both a sin and crime. Wilde faced many moral troubles being gay but married to a woman with children and also many legal troubles for his sexuality. I could definitely tell you more in person if you ask :)
I was also wondering, where exactly are some of you looking for inspiration in your second poem (someone looking at an outsider rather than being one)? I have plenty of inspiration coming from my own life, but I'm having trouble finding a subject and perspective for this one. Let me know in person or with a post, or even contact me on facebook! I'm Emma Bovill, and if you can't find me by name my email is emmabovill@yahoo.com.
See all of you Thursday!
-Emma
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Thanks, Emma! I couldn't find a poem with that title, but here's a link to Wilde's bio.
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde
He's an amazing writer!
Heyz Emma! I've been looking at different types of music videos (Te Amo by Rihanna, where Rihanna tells a lesbian she doesn't love her, Roxanne cover by George Michael, follows the story of prostitution, etc.) I also have been looking at some poetry by various poets, one of my favorites being Jim Morrison (yes, lead singer of the doors). Well, I hope this helped a little :{D
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