Month: May 2021
Transformation in The Odyssey
Odysseus Throughout books 5-8, we follow Odysseus on his journey home. He finds himself adopting difference personas in different cities, we find out that while he battled in war 10 years ago, his warlike instincts never really left him. revenge with the cyclops Polyphemus different personas – trying to find herself Telemachus Telemachus begins as […]
Poems by Eloisa Amezcua, Jeffrey Haynes, and Chen Chen
“I text Becca while Im on the Bus” By Eloisa Amezcua I think her use of digital language (eg “=”) that you don’t exactly know how to read out creates a sense of discomfort in the reader that emulates the discomfort felt by the persona. I think her use of emoji conveys her need for […]
A Display of Mackerel by Mark Doty
Something about this poem is fishy. A Display of Mackerel seems to comment on the (seemingly shared) human existential crisis – what really is our place in the world? The poem’s juxtaposition between the prismatic, colourful allure of community and the fear of getting lost amongst others begs the question: to what extent are we […]