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Sandy Joseph
heartbeat
(5:40 pm at bowdoin apartments malden.
2/27/10)
After Regie Gibson
pul se
Sandy Joseph
heartbeat
(5:40 pm at bowdoin apartments malden.
2/27/10) Comment [n1]: I copied Gibson’s
title style. His title was in bold and he
After Regie Gibson also doesn’t capitalize it. In the title, he
also puts the place where he wrote it, the
time and the date.
pul se
Comment [n2]: Gibson starts off
poem with one word. He puts a space in
cen te red in t h e mid dle of b ody of or gan s and s ins between it.
Comment [n3]: Structure of the poem
de sti ny maker of hu man s thr obbing/ beat ing emphasizes Gibson’s train of thought. It
shows hoe he breaks down the words to
scar eing lif e out ta pl ace/ in 3 2 mi nute s/ se con ds convey meaning.
Comment [n4]: In this stanza, Gibson
so ur ce of adr ena line gone uses slashes to emphasize what a subject
is doing. The slashes represent the
pn 1 ness with your so ul relationship between contradictory terms.
Comment [n5]: I imitated his unique
rush of emo ti ons hate/ lo ve go ing fast/ s low pas sion style of applying numbers to make a
point.
o bli que dark n ess
the fee li ng gone fad ing in pie ces un done
Comment [n6]: Gibson finishes his
poems with no punctuation both to
demonstrate his style, showing its effect
and to provoke a sense of mystery and
awe to the reader.
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Sandy Joseph
vodoo people
(a poem derived out of stories I tell my boyfriend anthony on the phone at night)
After Regie Gibson
we be voodoo people
raising zombies from the dead
and making them work the fields
from the corner of leogane
which would speak and scream horror
if only they could, if only they could
to send us to the streaming rivers of the truth
Sandy Joseph
vodoo people
(a chant derived out of stories I tell my boyfriend anthony on the phone at night) Comment [n7]: Gibson writes his
poems based on what he does in his life.
After Regie Gibson In parentheses, he explains where his
inspiration derives.
Jackie Tynes
Shakeshake
of the tambourine woman
spinnin round with
swing
ing hips
Crimson lips
that
woman moved
moved like
fire that
sparked a desire
in the flesh
of the men
men that did not understand
the
power
of those eyes
thighs draped
in transparent
silky smooth
moonlight
as she caresses
the skin
she penetrates
deep within
possessing with that
sa sa sa salsa
beat
along the
beach bare feet
sea
hurricane in her
long black hair
Jackie Tynes
Shakeshake
of the tambourine woman
spinnin round with
swing The Swing ing hips is an example of the
enjambment that Gibson also uses in his
ing hips poetry. I though that it mad the poem
Crimson lips flow better as well as give the sound
that effect that I wanted.
woman moved
moved like
fire that Going off of Regie’s use of an
sparked a desire invisible woman that the speaker
in the flesh of his poem is constantly in love
with or talking about, I used the
of the men idea of a desire for this gypsy
men that did not understand
the
power Here I used a simple and short
of those eyes rhyme scheme that Gibson
thighs draped sometimes uses to make the poem
in transparent more rhythmic. I also did this to
silky smooth accentuate certain words.
moonlight
Here I put the sa sa sa to mimic
as she caresses how Gibson separates words to get
the skin the sound of a beat, he does this
she penetrates more in performances, like in his
deep within performance on Def Poetry of
possessing with that “The Eulogy of Jimi Christ”
sa sa sa salsa
beat This is an example of a one line
along the stanza that Gibson often has in his
beach bare feet poems. The reason I made “Boogie
sea on Gypsy woman” a one line stanza is
hurricane in her because I wanted to emphasize the
long black hair beauty and wonder of this woman’s
“boogie”. The way she is moving is
Boogie on Gypsy woman what captivates the men, not just her
looks.
Boogie on and on with
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Gaelle Wagnac
Music
Mu sic
bring j o y in my he art
m e l od y
mu sic
is like a metaphor
To th e ly rics forever
Last moment
Everyday I wonder
What life would have been
If you were still here
Kompa
We dance
We laugh
Gaelle Wagnac
m e l od y
mu sic
Stephany Jean
Allure
For Regie Gibson
reminiscing
yearning
intertwined into one
abuse that privilege
i hurt for our lost love
bleeding
defeated
in the distance
messiah can you hear me
this serpent
luring from the promise land
imagine
how i feel
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Stephany Jean
Allure
For Regie Gibson
Stephany Jean
Temptation
For Regie Gibson
her voice
seductive and slow
lures the streets into her grasp
but wait
a moment
slowly reaches its demise
about
Stephany Jean
Temptation
Comment [S29]: A consistent theme
For Regie Gibson regarding Gibson’s formatting text, is
how he breaks up the fluidity of specific
lines. The large space gaps in the text
represent a dramatic pause that would be
present during a performance. Gibson
listen to her rhythm writes his poetry in a specific way so that
readers are forced to take a second
she walks with swayed hips glance. The awkward spacing initially
seem to be without purpose. The format
temp ting folks that cross her path illuminates the story behind the given
text. “Listen ” causes the reader to
stop, slow down, and be attentive. In
actuality, the awkward spacing assists the
her voice overall meaning of the poem. The reader
attempts to consider how Gibson would
seductive and slow actually perform his poetry as it is being
read.
lures the streets into her grasp
Comment [S30]: Gibson’s childhood
was constantly revolving around some
sort of tempo or beat. His influences from
but wait Jazz music is apparent within the text. In
past correspondences he speaks about
how he “loved to experiment
with nonsensical words and sing them to
a moment familiar melodies”. Jazz allows Gibson to
go beyond the standards of a typical
slowly reaches its demise Comment [S31]: Gibson could be
considered to be a sensual writer. In his
collection of poems the speaker indirectly
talks about sexual encounters between the
and you think characters present. As a result, the
audience wonders why Gibson does not
come right out with it. On the other hand,
his indirectness adds an element of
about surprise to the overall meaning.
Comment [S32]: A female is usually
a character within Gibson’s poetry. The
this woman skilled vixen speaker indirectly describes her
tendencies. In this case “she” represents a
a woman of this caliber women from the past. Her entire
demeanor is extracted within the poem.
Comment [S33]: The juxtaposition of
the before and after of a situation remains
be careful not coy present. The alluring depiction of the
women in the previous lines quickly
beware her temptress gaze diminishes. I tried to mimic the effect of
starting off with something positive and
here i stand having it merge into a negative
connotation.
Comment [SJ34]: This final segment
of the poem represents Gibson’s
realization. He will no longer be a fool to
her tempting behaviors because he knows
better from his past. With those three
words the author seems to finally have
closure.