[Critique Group 2] Emailing: 4-28-22 Group-2 Critiques

[James]

4-28-22 Group-2 Critiques

Joan's piece: 

A succinct almost archetypal depiction of the ever watching crow. When I
first saw the piece, I wondered if I had lost part of it as it is unusually
brief.

Alice's piece:

A symbolic analogy of faith in the guise of a kite. The delicate string, not
always easy to grasp, representing the challenge of holding onto faith at
times. I love this line: "the kite's tail
writing cursive notes on the blue tableau." Finally the kite and/or faith is
associated with the poet's childhood home where both apparently took shape.

Leonard's piece:   

A descriptive presentation of humanity's inability to live harmoniously and
flow with seasonal change. The following lines are the essence of the poem
in my opinion: "Perhaps our madness has brought us wisdom. 
Like ripened fruit ready for reaping,
mayhap our wisdom is ripe for picking." And yes, humanity frequently
exhibits an astounding degree of hubris. Failure to address climate change
is not something that we can bargain with. To quote Frank Herbert: it is
either new world or no world!"

Valerie's piece:  

Crossing the water between Manhattan and Staten Island on the ferry as
magically seen through the poet's childhood eyes. This is my favorite line:
"sun-sprinkled waves left in our wake." It is significant that both the
drive across Staten Island and the meeting with the "NJ family" is not
addressed. Not only is the ferry somewhat magical, it offers lemonade and
warm salty pretzels. The uniqueness of this travelling experience truly
powerfully impacted the child's mind of the poet. 
  
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