Dan CamajResearch BrainstormingThe poetic form I’ve chosen: Spoken Word/Slam PoetryApr 8, 2022Apr 8, 2022
Dan CamajinLinguistic ArchitectureThe Choice to Forget About The “Words”You don’t normally think of the narrative elements within music. We can listen to songs as white noise to fall asleep with, we can listen…Mar 27, 20221Mar 27, 20221
Dan CamajinLinguistic ArchitectureThe Nuances of NegativityWe’re always told that the “glass half empty” mentality is wrong. That negativity and sadness are emotions that you should avoid feeling…Mar 14, 2022Mar 14, 2022
Dan CamajA Lens of LoveIn sixth or seventh grade, my English class exposed me to the barebones of some of the most widely known poetic forms. One of these forms…Mar 2, 20221Mar 2, 20221
Dan CamajinLinguistic ArchitecturePantoum: The Mirror of a MirrorThe Pantoum is a poetic form with a Malay origin. It consists of a series of quatrains woven together by (normally) an abab rhyming scheme…Feb 21, 20222Feb 21, 20222
Dan CamajinLinguistic ArchitectureDivinity in the MundaneThe Haiku is a famously concise form of poetry. Founded by Matuso Bashō, Haiku is thought to be his “quest for divinity in the mundane”…Feb 7, 2022Feb 7, 2022
Dan CamajinLinguistic ArchitectureTrapped in the GhazalThe Ghazal is an Arabic poetic form that consists of five or more couplets pulled together by a strict pattern. The opening couplet…Feb 8, 2022Feb 8, 2022
Dan CamajDefinitions of FormsRobert Hass, in the book for this course, A Little Book on Form, provides these definitions of form:Jan 26, 20221Jan 26, 20221