Blog #9

Reading the poem three times and listening to the audio twice still gave me no clue to what was actually going on with the poem. I even tried reading the poem out loud. It is possible that this is because i do not know much about Pop-eye. The only thing I recognized in the poem was Olive, since my mom told me that she got made fun of as a kid. My mother is very skinny so all of the kids at school would call her Olive.

I think Ashbery mixes a technical form with cartoon characters to lighten up the mood and add humor to a serious situation. My favorite line would have to be “I’m taking the brat to the country”. This is a funny line and makes me think about my younger sister since I always call her a brat.

Blog #8

Halloween Dreams

Delicious and sweet,

Chocolate is my true love.

A great thing to eat,

Nothing will ever come above.

On Halloween I will go out on the street,

Trick-or-treating all night long.

Lots of people in costumes I’ll meet,

Singing the chocolate candy song.

Recees, Kit-Kats, Snickers and more,

There will be many different kinds to enjoy.

I’ll eat so much that I’ll crash on the floor,

To tired to even play with a toy.

Too bad I am eighteen and none of this will come true.

Probably good or else I’d turn fat and blue.