Top Four Poems.
1. "Paradoxes and Oxymorons" by John Ashbery
2. "Weighing In" by Rhina Espaillat
3. "Grand Central, Track 23" by Elizabeth Skurnik
4. "Branch Library" by Edward Hirsch
The first poem to get crossed off the list was "Branch Library" by Edward Hirsch. I basically chose this poem because I didn't understand what the heck was going on. The animation as well as the actual poem is really weird. I liked it, but I liked the other ones better. The second one to go was "Grand Central, Track 23" by Elizabeth Skurnik. I really did like this poem. It had good imaging and flowed nicely. The animation was so pretty. But, in my opinion, it didn't surpass "Paradoxes and Oxymorons" by John Ashbery. This is the next poem to go. I loved this one. It made you think and seemed to have a purpose. And, I loved the way it was read on the video. But, the best poem I watched was "Weighing In" by Rhina Espalliat. It was just so interesting and unique. The things she talked about in her poem never even crossed my mind. And, the animation was very well done. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/poetryeverywhere/uwm/espaillat.html
