Justin WrightProcess NotesWhere are you in your soundwriting process? What’s been done and what’s still left to do?Dec 9, 2023Dec 9, 2023
Justin WrightTiming of Rhyme in Hip-Hop LinesRap music was developed in North America during and after the ages of disco, using a newly found intense manipulation of language. Hip-hop…Oct 30, 20231Oct 30, 20231
Justin WrightIt’s Time in Oakland: “Oakland Blues” by Ishmael ReedThe blues are a rather repetitive genre where the “classic” blues stanza consists of an AAa rhyme scheme, meaning the first line is…Oct 25, 20231Oct 25, 20231
Justin WrightLady Liberty: “The New Colossus” by Emma LazarusThe sonnet is not as strict as forms we have seen previously and is used in many different ways. Poets are able to adjust how they use it…Oct 9, 20232Oct 9, 20232
Justin WrightChain Reaction of Death: Peter Meinke’s “Atomic Pantoum”The pantoum form relies on elements of both imagery and repetition. It originates from Malay, known as pantun, and was filtered through…Oct 2, 20233Oct 2, 20233
Justin WrightGhazal and RepetitionThe Ghazal is a strict form of poetry, where its writer must conform to a particular set of rules. The ghazal is written in couplets, with…Sep 10, 20233Sep 10, 20233
Justin WrightDefinitions of FormRobert Hass, in the book for this course, A Little Book on Form, provides these definitions of form:Sep 8, 2023Sep 8, 2023