Uni Poetry Blog - Ify Allanah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzDFejT0e1I This is one of my favorite songs/ poems

"London Bells" Anon. (Early 18th Century poet): Two sticks and an apple, Ring the bells at Whitechapel. Old Father Bald Pate, Ring the bells Aldgate. Maids in white aprons, Ring the bells at St. Catherine`s. Oranges and Lemons, Ring the bells at St. Clement`s When will you pay me? Ring the bells at the Old Bailey. When I am rich, Ring the bells at Fleetditch. When will that be? Ring the bells of Stepney. When I am old, Ring the great bell at Paul`s.

I think during our time at school, I would have liked to go over some poetry in relation to political and historical events; poetry that was written during the women's suffrage movement, in relation to black history in America, the civil rights movement, etc. I think it would have been interesting to discuss poetry from those eras.

I found the poem "To Miss Vera Beringer" (By Lewis Carroll): There was a young lady of station ‘I love man’ was her sole exclamation; But when men cried: ‘You flatter,’ She replied, ‘Oh! no matter Isle of Man is the true explanation.' What are limericks? In order for a poem to be classified as a limerick, it is "a humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba, popularized by Edward Lear." A limerick always has 5 lines to it, no more and no less and they are usually pretty short sentences. Lines 1,2 and 5 must rhyme with each other.

My new favorite poem is "Harlem," by Langston Hughes, my new favorite poet. I delved deeper into his work after discussing briefly, the 1920 and the Harlem Renaissance in my history class. I chose to read and explore his poetry for my last poetry project and was captivated instantly by his writing. "Harlem," by Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred?       Does it dry up       like a raisin in the sun?       Or fester like a sore—       And then run?       Does it stink like rotten meat?       Or crust and sugar over—       like a syrupy sweet?       Maybe it just sags       like a heavy load.        Or does it explode? Listen to Langston Hugh...