Stallings reads poetry influenced by life
Ginger Rae Dunbar
Issue date: 10/29/07 Section: Features
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A title is created by the context of the poem. The title can be long or short, as long as it describes the poetry. Stallings' poem titles include "Burned," "It" and "Ultrasound."
"Burned" has a French form that mixes two rhythms together. One would have to read the poem to hear how it works and what rhythms are used. "Ultrasound" is a two-part poem.
Poems can be written and rewritten until the poet is satisfied with it. Stallings' personal technique is to print out her poem and read it aloud. Then she makes the necessary changes and finalizes it to be the way she likes it. She considers a poem complete when she does not make anymore changes to the writing.
Stallings explained how writing poems is all about freedom and choices. She said that poems have structures to help guide a writer to create his/her own poems. Writers can use any of the styles, but should not feel limited to only one.
Stallings not only read her poetry that had developed through influences of her life, but she also gave influence to West Chester students and residents.
She was not trying to explain to people the basics of writing of a poem, but what they can to do write their own. She informed the audiences that it could take one try to write a poem, but it could also take some years to get it right. She suggests writing from persons emotions, creativity and personal experiences.
Ginger Rae Dunbar is a first-year student majoring in English. She can be reached at RD655287@wcupa.edu.
"Burned" has a French form that mixes two rhythms together. One would have to read the poem to hear how it works and what rhythms are used. "Ultrasound" is a two-part poem.
Poems can be written and rewritten until the poet is satisfied with it. Stallings' personal technique is to print out her poem and read it aloud. Then she makes the necessary changes and finalizes it to be the way she likes it. She considers a poem complete when she does not make anymore changes to the writing.
Stallings explained how writing poems is all about freedom and choices. She said that poems have structures to help guide a writer to create his/her own poems. Writers can use any of the styles, but should not feel limited to only one.
Stallings not only read her poetry that had developed through influences of her life, but she also gave influence to West Chester students and residents.
She was not trying to explain to people the basics of writing of a poem, but what they can to do write their own. She informed the audiences that it could take one try to write a poem, but it could also take some years to get it right. She suggests writing from persons emotions, creativity and personal experiences.
Ginger Rae Dunbar is a first-year student majoring in English. She can be reached at RD655287@wcupa.edu.
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scott malby
posted 10/30/07 @ 4:35 PM EST
Excellent reportage! My congratulations to first year English student Ginger Rae Dunbar. The piece had drive, rhythm, organization and relevance.
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