Although it was quite different, I liked how the Evenson short story was broken into different stanzas. It seemed like a play more than just a short story. Evenson was very descriptive as to what he was experiencing and what his thoughts were as he took upon the new internship. The short story also seemed like a journal he kept while at the internship. I thought the short story was unique and fun to read. This short story was a narrative from a first person point of view.

I didn't really care for the Thalia Field piece. It was all over the place. It was talking about so many random things. The story was about a woman who went to visit the psychiatrist, but refused to open up and express her feelings. So instead of communicating with the psychiatrist, she just thought of random things. Although the language in this short story was quite boring, the imagery and metaphors made the piece interesting. For instance, " I feel my cheeks burn as if they might peel off and fly toward the window, striking against it, a terrifying wet bird." This is an example of a similie and imagery. Another sentence that I loved was, "I could sell the rights if I could simply tell the story."

Pain

tears
drop
continuously

like the raindrops on an April night
dark as a cold winter night
desolate
no one to hold

so alone

afraid to move
paralyzed by the thorns of your tongue
bleeding within

torn

red drips on the bathroom floor
screams heard through the closed doors

exploited, manipulated, degraded, hated
scarred internal external

This is not love

tears
drop
continuously

Tiffany Hancock

City Eclogue Response #3

I also took notice that Roberson discussed political issues in his poetry. In "Sit in What City We're In", Roberson refers to the Civil Right Movements' sit ins. This is an era that he lived through, and through his poetry it is evident that he is very passionate about discussing these events.

City Eclogue Response #2

I loved the poem "Urban Nature" in the book. Many of his poems focuses on his urban upbringing and surroundings. He uses a lot of imagery in his poems to give the reader a clear vision of the location he is writing about.

City Eclogue Response #1

I enjoyed reading this book by Ed Roberson. His poetry is unique and one of a kind. I love the way he spaces out the words of the poem, so that you can read it to a certain type of rhythm. Sometimes his poetry seems like music. His poetry is not just something you can skim through, but you have to read in between the lines, in order to try to understand his message.