The poetry inquiry project is a project for my First Year Writing college class dedicated to the study of the methodology of modern poets, as well as their overall literary practices. It has a focus on analysis both of other poets' work, as well as of my own personal poetic work. The goal is to become a stronger poet myself, with a broader knowledge base to draw upon in my writing.
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ICARUS AND ARIADNE; OR: CHILDREN OF THEIR FATHERS
Writing this poem came from thinking about how Ariadne and Icarus share similarities, and also how Icarus shares similarity with the Minotaur--both trapped in the labyrinth Daedalus built. It's been a while since I wrote a prose poem, and this one let me venture into that final area of practice for this project. The don't you know? no i don't is left purposefully blurried between who says what: these people reflect each other in care for their parents who failed them. There is also the thread of the game Ariadne is playing, ending as she faces the loss of that innocence and trust in their fathers. I also had one of my almost hallmarks of my poetry, with a hard hitting final line built up to through the poem.