Dr. Williams,
I really liked your poem "Poor Apostrophe." I really like how you picked this to use as a subject of poetry. I love the imagery that you use like "imagining life eternal, a feverish restless dream." I also like how you make the apostrophe like a person saying that he had "a good life, a full life." I like how the apostrophe had mourners and suffered from an illness. Texting, as we said in class, was the illness to the apostrophe. I like all the word choses that you used. I also like that you added that the mourners that gathered were "an aged lot" meaning that they were older people who dont really text. Younger crowds probably dont even realize they arent using the apostrophe. Maybe you could create another poem about how some phones will automatically put in the apostrophe when texting! I think it was very beautifully written...obviously you have had experience!
SMW
Thanks Sarah Marie. I was not expecting any responses. I like to play at poetry rather than take it too seriously. I like to play with words to amuse myself and others. Thanks for responding. dw
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