Poetry Out Loud

1. Keeping things whole. by Mark Strand
2. Eagle Plain. by Robert Francis
3. A Barred Owl by Richard Wilbur
4. The other side of this world. by Calvin Forbes
5. A psalm of life. by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Part 2.
1. My Favorate poems out of the ones listed above is definatly A barred owl. by Richard Wilbur. I liked it the most because its about owl's and to me owl's are really cool animals also the poem is a short story and cuts to the point.
2.I liked all of them because they were neat poems and the poet obviously wrote the poem for a reason and most likely because it was based off a true story.
3/4. I Would choose A Barred Owl by Richard Wilbur. The reason why is because its about owl's and i think they are really unique animals. I once had an amazing experiance with an owl. They are really beautifull creatures.



Part 3

The easiset criteria that would be best for me is most likelyPhysical Presence and Dramatic appropriateness. The reasons why is because i am really dramatic and i am pretty good at physical presence and connecting with the crowd by looking straight into their eyes and pretty much telling the poem straight to there face.

I would have the most difficult time being scored on Voice and Articulation and Level of difficulty, because it wont be very easy to memorize a harder poem that is more difficult and longer. Another reason why is because my voice doesnt change that much and when i am reading alot it also starts to stutter a little bit.

Part 4

My first poem that i watched was The man-moth by Elizabeth Bishop and my second one i watched was Danse Russe by William Carlos Williams. The man-moth was a successfull performance because the speaker used Dramatic appropriatness and voice and articulation. he was really good about connecting with the croud which is really important. The second poem, the reader did a really good job because he also really connected with the crowds and used "evidence of understanding." Personally i could really understand him and know what he was talking about.

Part 5

In conclusion, from this experiance with poetry and watching all the other kids share there poems that they memorized i have learned alot and i am thinking about reading a poem from a famous author that i do not know. I think the competiton is going to be crazy with all the people reading its going to be a really neat experiance for all the people that are going to be there. Personaly if i actually make it in the performance im not sure how i would do but it would be a fun experiance with everyone. so if i got graded from a 1-10 i would say an 8. The reason why i chose the poem i did was because it is a basic poem that was easy and it also has an actually meaning to it. I think the website is really cool and it helps alot to people about understanding what poems are about plus its really easy