Blog Portfolio 4

1. Coverage

Here are the links to all the blogs assigned this quarter based on our readings and novels. There is a total of 10 blogs, all of which have been completed

Blog 1: Amiri Baraka

http://poojasivhlenglish.blogspot.com/2011/05/do-not-never-change.html

Blog 2: McKay's Harlem Dancer

http://poojasivhlenglish.blogspot.com/2011/05/harlem-dancer.html

Blog 3: Youtube Poem

http://poojasivhlenglish.blogspot.com/2011/05/dinnertime.html

Blog 4: Old Pond

http://poojasivhlenglish.blogspot.com/2011/05/if-this-was-my-poetry-exam-i-would.html

Blog 5: Wanda Why Aren't You Dead

http://poojasivhlenglish.blogspot.com/2011/05/why-aint-you-dead.html

2. Depth

http://poojasivhlenglish.blogspot.com/2011/05/harlem-dancer.html

Although this was supposed to be a rough commentary, I felt as though I did a thorough analysis of this poem. We had previously discussed it in class, and I got into a very deep discussion with Wesley, from which I was able to write a very analytical commentary. I went line by line, and stanza by stanza, analyzing several literary elements. I feel that if we were to have written a formal commentary on this poem, I could have done well in depth, for I really enjoyed reading this poem and was able to come up with a lot of analysis. 

3. Interaction

http://poojasivhlenglish.blogspot.com/2011/05/do-not-never-change.html

For this blog I read several of my peer’s blogs before writing my own. I was fascinated by a lot of Asim’s and Saumya's ideas, and elaborated upon them in my blog (including links to their own posts). I talked about both of their ideas, and then shared my own discussion following some of their ideas in accordance to what they were saying.

4. Discussion

http://saumya22.wordpress.com/2011/05/04/blood-of-the-soul/
http://poojasivhlenglish.blogspot.com/2011/05/do-not-never-change.html


I feel that my post on Baraka's essay, as well as my comment on Saumya's blog based on this essay sparked a lot of discussion. My blog itself sparked a discussion between Anuraag and Saumya depicting two different points of view on whether knowledge of other cultures can hinder one's opinions. My comment on Saumya's blog related to my own, for I had originally referred to some of her ideas in my blog itself. I commented on hers starting a new discussion, which she carried on in a later comment. 

5. Xenoblogging

http://sabrina117english.blogspot.com/2011/05/honeys-love.html#comments

Comment Primo: I was the first to comment on Sabrina's Poem, and I discussed the various aspects I would write about if I were to write a commentary on her poem. Her poem was short, so I was able to analyze it quite a bit in my comment itself. I discussed three literary elements I would be able to discuss if I were to write a commentary, quoting words and phrases from her poem to better my analysis. 

6. Wildcard

http://poojasivhlenglish.blogspot.com/2011/05/imitation-of-colemans-wanda-why-arent.html

For my wildcard, I wrote a poem mimicking the stylings of Wanda Coleman. I really enjoyed reading this poem and I could empathize with a lot of the male/female argumentation techniques. One can see from the poem that Wanda is being mistreated by a man, something almost every girl can relate to. I wrote a poem based on one of my friends, that uses the concept of mocking a man's degrading comments using poetry.