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The Blues
Oakland Blues
Oakland Blues
Ishmael Reed uses the blues form in his own way in his poem “Oakland Blues.” The blues is a type of poem that traditionally makes a…
Sophie Eisenbach
Mar 13, 2022
The Intentional Discretion of the Blues
The Intentional Discretion of the Blues
This week’s reading has left me under the impression that the blues is perhaps the most straightforward style of poetry that we’ve studied…
Marisa Herr
Apr 11, 2021
Blues Magoos
Blues Magoos
The blues are an American form of poetry that originates from oral and musical performances from the late nineteenth century. Arising from…
Allison Speshyock
Apr 11, 2021
The Blues
The Blues
The Blues brings up so much history and it is deeply rooted in America. “It is a uniquely American poetic form with roots in oral…
Mia Colwell
Apr 10, 2021
The Blues
The Blues
Blues poetry is a true expression of deep emotions embedded in a painful story of American history. There is an element of blues poetry…
Jessica Shine
Apr 10, 2021
Week 8: The Blues
Week 8: The Blues
As the blues started off as a musical form in the 19th century, it has now also grown to be a poetic form. W.C. Handy was seen as the…
Michelle Macri
Apr 11, 2021
Rhythm and Emotion
Rhythm and Emotion
Within An Exaltation of Forms, Raymond R. Patterson highlights how in a Blues stanza where a few words or their arrangement alters a…
Andrew Auletta
Oct 23, 2021
Electric Diary
Electric Diary
The Blues originated from a musical improvisation that was sung by workers in the south. In the late nineteenth century it started from…
Abigail Luscier
Oct 24, 2021
Flow of Emotions
Flow of Emotions
The blues originated during the late nineteenth century with roots in African American oral performance and musical improvisation…
Molly Broderick
Oct 23, 2021
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