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Next class we are going to do some creative writing. Here is an example of a poem we will read in class and then copy its style. Please read the poem then watch this video HERE. Finally, tell us what you think of the poem and video in the comments.
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This is Just to Say
by William Carlos Williams
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
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Hi Matt!
ReplyDeleteI think it's a pretty poem!
I can't really appreciate English poem, but the contents that he wrote and said in the video were rhythmic and cute.(It's like a muttering)
I like japanese poems written by You Shoumei.
His poems are soft and warm.
This poem's style is different from that of Shoumei,and has a different good point.
See you next class!
Th4.Moeno Kawaragi
Hello Matt!
ReplyDeleteThe actor on the video has so beautiful voice. This poem discribes something not special, rather it happens everyday. But I found it something special, when I heard the poem. Probably he read it really well. Goehte said so in his book: the poem must be read. I think it is true.
see you next class!
Midori Waseda Th4
Hi,Matt!
ReplyDeleteI like this poem! It is so cute.
If I recieve this poem, I will smile naturally.
I think this poem tells us someting warm and charming.
Simple words have special power, I think.
The actor is reading this poem so well!
I think he makes the poem more attractive.
See you next lesson!
Th4 Misuzu Maruyama
Hello!
ReplyDeleteThis poem is so simple and imaginative.
I like it.
Is someone talking to someone ...or leaving a message like the video?
Or is it metaphor for something?
It fires my imagination.
And words like "icebox" and "cold" in it makes me feel cool.
I think of it as a good poem for summertime.
In the video, a man is just reading (and writing) the poem, but it's like a skit on a morning in ordinary life.
See you next class.
Hitoshi Ukawa
Hi,Matt!
ReplyDeleteThis poem is so lovely!
This poem seems like an everyday domestic scene.
But I could feel how much he loves his wife.
He write honestly “I am sorry, I ate your plums” to his wife. I think he is believed his wife would forgive him because they have faith in each another.
See you next class.
Yun
Hi,Matt!
ReplyDeleteI like this poem very much. I felt something special and nice when I read the poem although this poem was so simple.
And the actor's voice on the video was so beautiful. The poem told me that he loved his wife so much and was in good with her.
If my husband writes me such a poem, I'll forgive him at once!
See you next class!
Th4 Haruka Tate
Hi Matt,
ReplyDeleteI think the poem is really cute. I didn't quite understand the situation of the poem when I read it only in words. The video was warming and made me smile!
How the poem is written is unique and I like it. Very simple but special message for his wife.
See you on Thursday!
seika noyama th4
Hallo, Matt!!!
ReplyDeleteThe video and the poem are both very interesting! I like this poem, because it's not an exaggerated or too profound, but a somehow casual one which discribes a scene from the everyday life, which however doesn't make it boring at all. The video helped me to understand the situation in the poem better and gave me an impression that poems are not a kind of art for professionals, but a part of our usual life.
Wataru Kashiwayanagi
Hi Matt!
ReplyDeleteI think this poem is diffcult.It says only simple things,but it made me thinkable.In this video, the readers voice made the poem more attractive.Im poor at writing some poems,but Im looking forward to go next class.
See you!
Th4 Kana Ibuki
Hi, Matt!
ReplyDeleteI like this poem!
It's so simple, but I felt comfortable when I read it.
And the video was also good!
The actor has so beautiful voice!!
And he is a very stylish man.
Because ordinary people don't write poems as messeges.
If I were a wife of him, I would forgive him.
I'm interested in both of Japanese and English poems, so I'm looking forward to the next class!
See you!
Yuko Kamada Th4
Hi,Matt!
ReplyDeleteI think this poem is so cute.Although the writer could say just "I'm sorry", that he wrote this lovely poem is so nice!
If I received this poem, I would forgive him.
The video was also nice. The actor's voice, expressions and the situation fited this poem's image which I imagined.
See you next class.
Mishio Koike th4
I don't really understand this poem.
ReplyDeleteActually, though it may sound beatiful, I think it is difficult for Japanese to understand the poem.
But I know the intention which he has for his girlfriend.
See you next class.
Tomoya Ejiri th4
Hi, Matt!
ReplyDeleteI read English poem for the first time.
First, I read this poem, I didn't understand this situation.
Second, I watched this video, I understood it.
It was very interesting!
When I was a child, I did like this, and I was scolded.
It is a letter, but a poem because its rhythm is beautiful!!
See you next class!!
Th4 Arisa Kama
Hi, Matt!
ReplyDeleteI'm poor at appreciating poems, so I don't understand any intention in this poem.
But I feel interested in this one!
In the video, I think he is so smart because he left his message in the form of poem.
See you in next class.
Aya Shimazaki Th4
Hi, Matt!
ReplyDeleteThe poem was written by very simple words!
I couldn't understand the situation, but the video helped me to get an image.
See you next class.
Michiru Hayakawa TH4
Hi, Mat!
ReplyDeleteAT the first time I saw the poem, I conldn't understand what it is, but after watching the video, I found it cute. I don't know why it looks cute, but it is so simple and like childish, so maybe I think it good.
I like the video. Its atmosphere is so cool and pretty.
th4 Eriko Kato
Hi, Matt!
ReplyDeleteI've always thought that poems are more formal and full of jargon,but this one is simple and I can get the picture. I like it! It's so sweet somehow.
Misato Nishimura th4
Hi Matt!
ReplyDeleteI really like that poem! It was so sweet.
It reminded me of Machi Tawara, who wrotes lovely tanka(Japanese small poem in traditional style).
His reading was nice too. I felt listening to the poem was a little different from just reading it by myself.
See you soon!
th4 Rie Kanie
Hello, Matt!
ReplyDeleteI think the poem is not only simple but impressive.
There are not so many words in the poem, and it doesn't refer to the situation. However, only a few words make us feel cool and give us a fresh impression.
Also I think poems should be read aloud. The man's voice in the video is so sweet and it is in harmony with the poem.
See you!
Kei Kobayashi Th4
Hello, Matt!
ReplyDeleteI like this poem.
Though it's natural and not elaborate sentense, somehow it attracted me.
I was also fascinated by an actor's voice in this video. It was very charming!!
See you next class!
Ayumi Sudo Th4
Hi,Matt
ReplyDeleteFisrt,I don't understand what the writer of this poem wanted to say and feel boring.....But I found this poem interesting after watching that video. Because I think it changes cute poem through human's voices. I found a poems that look not so interesting firstly can change and impressed with our human's voice.
Lisa Otsuka (Th4)
Hi,Matt how are you going?
ReplyDeleteI think this poem is casual but very romantic.
It is mysterious because the event is an everyday occurrence.Maybe that's the power of the words!
I feel that in English poems the number of the sound is important so that the number of the word is not.In any case, it is the same that we write Japanese poems using KANZI, I think.
By the way Americcan people often write poemes in daily life?
And......who is he on the video?
Is he an acter? singer? he is cool!
Reika Ikuno th4
Hi Matt!
ReplyDeleteWhen I read this poem, I thought this is a massage from a younger brother to a older brother. But next I saw thee video, and guessed that this is a massage for his girlfriend.
The most interesting point in this poem is that there are only one phrase to apologize("Forgive me"). In ther part of this poem,just facts are written. It's so intersting!!
Shoko Oumi
Hi Matt.
ReplyDeleteUmm...this poem is so interesting. According to many comments, some people feel it is cute and lovely, but, of course it's cute, I feels something loneliness. Breakfast someone made for him is probably hot, the plums were so delicious and so sweet, but it is not hot. So cold. I think it is expression of his a few loneliness and a feeling of sin.
Matsumoto Kota
Hi,Matt.
ReplyDeleteThe content is just one's dairy life.However when it becomes a poem,it seems a special event.I thought a poem has a power to make everything lovely!
Also,his way of reading is rhythmic and sounds very nice.
The receiver will surely smile after reading this poem.
See you next class.
Sho Ray Th4