Bowery Poetry Club

There is a small place called Bowery Poetry Club, located at 308 Bowery Street in the vast city of New York. On Saturday, May 3^rd, the launching of the 14^th Issue of a magazine called Tribes was taking place in such location. When I first entered and singed up, I notice there were free refreshments, so I got excited and I rushed myself to one of the tables, sat down and started to listen to the Poets read their poems.

Reflect

          I have always been a very practical person. My field of expertise relies on Physics and Mathematics, therefore, anything that wouldn’t involve numbers and formulas would automatically push me away from it. To be sincere, I was very reluctant to be a part of a class that revolves around poetry or literature in general. I have always found reading novels and poems, or even writing my own thoughts, a very tedious task. I guess I have never searched for inspiration before, or nothing has ever inspired me either.

I must admit, the first assignment given, “Antigone” was very scary because I had no idea what to do. I had never read a play before, nor paid attention to details as I had to do for this assignment. I called my girlfriend for help, and with her constant patience and dedication, she showed me the best ways to express my words at the moment of writing about the play.

Lecture on ANTIGONE

Genre:
The greatest grief is which we cause ourselves

The tragic hero: Downfall of a signified superior character who is involved historically or in significant events

Plot:
In the battle Thebes, Polynieces fight Etocles who are brothers. Oedipus is the father and Ismene and Antigone are their sisters.
Creon is their uncle who asks not to bury Polynieces because he is a traitor.

Lecture on THE YELLOW WALLPAPER

This short story is written by Perkins Gillman. She is the one who raised against the condition of women. She thought beyond the two aspects of women by which they were seen. Women were seen only good for cooking and cleaning.

Interpreter of Maladies lecture

Human desires are divided in two categories:

• Created desires
• Inherent desires (Instinctive)

CREATED DESIRES: This consists of the desires which are from outside the realms. These may or may not be controlled. e.g
Magazines, television, images, social etc.

INHERENT DESIRES: These also consist of the five basic physical senses. They are unavoidable, distinct, inexplicable, inate. e.g
Survival, sex, love, beauty, fear, protection, freedom etc.