Category: Blog Posts
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(Re)Visions
As I finished my first semester of my Grade 11 year, I was given the opportunity to revise a piece of work I had completed in my IB English class. My last post, entitled “Where I’m From”, was the piece I chose to revise. Poetry is a widely-used form of english literature and writing. It’s…
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Where I’m From
This post is inspired by George Ella Lyon, who wrote a poem Where I’m From. I wanted to write a poem infused with the connection Ella Lyon uses throughout, while having my lifestyle reflected in the words. – ~ – I am from the heart-shaped rock I collected in my youth, kept as a memento…
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Home
We have all become quite accustomed to our homes by now. Spending more time within our confined surroundings have certainly been a bore, but sometimes it takes time to realize the value of what we have. Like Passenger sang about, you only value what you had when you no longer have it. I was sitting…