Monday, February 16, 2004

commentary for "to my dear and loving husband"

of all the poems we read for class so far i enjoyed "to my dear and loving husband" the most. bradstreet caught me off gaurd with quite modern language useage. i expected to have a hard time deciphering the writing, because she lived in 1612, but i really felt that this poem, in both theme and language, proved timeless. although the entire poem seems so sweet and romantic and loving, the bst line has to be that last two, "then while we live, in love let's so persever, that when we live no more we may live ever." BEAUTIFUL! i just think that this couple must have such an appriectation and caring for eachother. i love that idea of timeless love-- that evven in death, one's lover will remain so. i know this seems a bit random, but it reminds me of the lines of one of my favorite songs, a rap in "the light" by the artist Common Sense. he sings: "i never knew a love like this/ it's gotta be something for me to write this/ queen i ain't seen you in a minute/ wrote this letter and finally decided to send it/ signed sealed delivered for us to grow together/ love has no limits/ it's been this way forever/ i know your heart is weathered by what studs did to you/i ain't gonna lie- i probably did it too/ cause of you, feelings i handle with care/ you know i ain't the type to walk around with matching shirts/ relationships are effort and i will match you work"..... BLAH BLAH-- it's a very sweet song and i LOVELOVE IT! if i knew how to do a link, i would give you one to the lyrics site. anyway, i think love poems are great--- they never get old for me, and they often express just how i feel about my life/love. Posted by Beth Williams on 2/16/04; 8:29:12 PM from the dept. Discuss (1 response)

response to speaker

i have to say that i did not enjoy the presentation by the author on wednesday. although i was interested by her stories, i kept being reminded of anti- isreali sentiments, because she seemed to be selling her stories off that way. i felt that the main message she conveyed was that war is crazy and bad and affects innorcent people/ people are driven to do horrible things because of war. however, i was sensitive to the fact that she continuously went back to isreali soldiers shooting a young boy down. this offended my, because i feel that the image is very easily reversed, yet she did not bother to offer this viewpoint. also, the part when she siad that the mohammad who got on a bus with explosives was driven to it because he had experienced homes getting downed by isreali tanks, bothered me. i think that at every oppourtunity she added "isreali" as if to classify the "bad guys." It also seemd that with such a case there was a bit of defending that she did for this man turned explosive murderer. on the other side i liked the style of story telling-- it had a very authentic and traditional feel to it, whith to beautiful music playing in the background. it was interesting to get exposed to such a passionate author and scholar. Posted by Beth Williams on 2/16/04; 8:15:26 PM from the dept. Discuss