If we all text her at the same time, she'll be so happy we admire her work.
I have my phone in my hands when I see the words written inside the eyes--blue, the irises.
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
"Oh, it's so cute!"
Kei's final art project made The Board--a Marilyn Monroe-type outline of a woman's face. We looked closer and saw Marilyn's skin and hair, all words: hairsprayhairsprayhairspraylipsticklipstickeyeshadowblushblush. To us, Kei was not an artist. She was the video game girl. She knew the Mario theme song and could play it by memory on piano.
If we all text her at the same time, she'll be so happy we admire her work.
I have my phone in my hands when I see the words written inside the eyes--blue, the irises.
If we all text her at the same time, she'll be so happy we admire her work.
I have my phone in my hands when I see the words written inside the eyes--blue, the irises.
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This piece is really interesting in the way that it invites the reader to be an active participant in the work. We as a reader feel an urge to act as the narrator tells us to. This creates an added enjoyment to the poem. Rather than listening to a sketch or plot we as an audience can jump in to the action that is taking place.
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking about this piece. Which is obviously a good thing. And I really don't think the impact would be any lessened if Marilyn were just "a woman." Bonus: you'd get to describe the woman. You could even make the woman look like Marilyn Monroe, or Barbie, or Generic Female Icon, I don't know, but I think that could be something to play around with.
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