Nice drawings! I like this poem, and I agree with the final sentiment. I am curious how each drawing relates to the problem, and/or how the drawings relate to each other. Any one else have ideas?
Majerus I think all the pictures are stored in boxes, the top is a tool box, then a bread box, a present is a box but could also be a toy box, ice box, jewelry box, music box, sand box. I really love it I think it's clever. At first I thought each picture could benefit from a caption but without captions to explain them they're all a lot more like poems, things you can decipher based on observation to detail and repetition. I especially like your aphorism at the end "a poem doesn't belong in a box. You can only handle the paper" that's really nice but idk how that ties in with your images as well as "Too much of life is stored in boxes, anyway" but I liked this project a lot!
Ellen, at first I was kind of confused at all of the drawing, but your comment makes so much sense. Captions could have been helpful, but I think that leaving the reader to figure out what is going on kind of helps make their point. All of the pictures, possibly with the exception of ice, represent different forms of creativity: craftsmanship, baking, music, etc. and yet they all go in boxes, yet the poem does not. I found that really cool.
Ah, Ellen, yes! I get it now. Thanks for the help. I should have mused on this a bit more with a puzzler's mind. love it. I'm glad the drawings were left captionless––more fun that way.
Very visual and creative. I definitely agree that there's already too many boxes in life and you guys illustrated that very well. I'm not sure if this was intentional but I noticed that each drawing is centered in squares of the same dimensions. I thought maybe the uniformity represents how boxes are essentially all the same, regardless of the unique items they hold.
This is a very interesting way to put it. I wasn't exactly sure at first glance of how the drawings relate, like Ms. Majerus, but after reading the comments it all made sense. I think not including the captions is actually better because it make the reader think a bit more. I also like how you ended it with a contradiction, noting that poems actually do not fit in boxes.
I really liked this post! It took me a while to figure it out but all the images and how they related to the first problem, but I love how the drawings connect with the last line of your post, "To much of life is stored in boxes, anyways." It's really creative and definitely makes you think.
I appreciate this creative approach to the prompt. Captions could have been helpful because I was a bit confused before I read Ellen's comment. I definitely agree that a poem is more than just what you read on the paper. I really liked the statements at the end because it really showed that poems are unique.
This was a really unique way to take on this question. Maia and I initially were a little skeptical how this was going to materialize when we talked about your ideas last week, but this turned out very well. I agree with Ellen that it is very significant that you have to interpret the meaning of this post because poems don't tell you outright what they are trying to say. They leave things up for interpretation by the readers.
I really like how you ended up going with this creative project! I remember brainstorming "box" things with you and I was so excited (and I'll admit, a bit confused) to see where it was going, but this turned out great! The few lines you have at the bottom are short, yet concise, which I love. I'm actually glad that you chose to not draw the physical boxes themselves or put captions, it makes a bit of mystery and leaves it up to the reader to figure out exactly what's going on.
The pictures are in a way simple, but at the same time beautiful. I really liked how there was enough shading to do what it needed to do, but not so much that it seemed overdone. I also definitely agree with you that too many things are kept in boxes, and your not wasting any words expressing your feelings gave this a sense of honesty.
I love the puzzle aspect of this! I think it's reminiscent of how, at first glance, a poem is just a sheet of words that expands when you look at it further. Very rewarding in both cases. Your ending note of "too much of life is stored in boxes, /anyway" is true, and it leads you to look back at the pictures again. Bold poem, I like it!
I liked how your post made me have to think about what the images actually meant and after I couldn't figure it out that way, it made me look through all the comments for an explanation. What you did was really clever and I enjoy your drawings.
I was honestly quite puzzled about how the images fit with the problem for a while. After a couple confused minutes I looked down at the comments and it seems like someone figured it out. (Thanks, Ellen!) The short four lines at the end wrap up the post nicely, referencing the paper drawings, I assume. I had a lot of fun reading (or looking at) this post!
I was honestly quite puzzled about how the images fit with the problem for a while. After a couple confused minutes I looked down at the comments and it seems like someone figured it out. (Thanks, Ellen!) The short four lines at the end wrap up the post nicely, referencing the paper drawings, I assume. I had a lot of fun reading (or looking at) this post!
I liked this post because it was abstract-looking but still very simple. Though some of the images don't make sense to me, like the bread, I'm sure there's some reason. I took these pictures as things that are defined, and the poem doesn't want to be defined. I really like your last line as well, because it's very quotable and rememberable.
Nice drawings! I like this poem, and I agree with the final sentiment. I am curious how each drawing relates to the problem, and/or how the drawings relate to each other. Any one else have ideas?
ReplyDeleteMajerus I think all the pictures are stored in boxes, the top is a tool box, then a bread box, a present is a box but could also be a toy box, ice box, jewelry box, music box, sand box. I really love it I think it's clever. At first I thought each picture could benefit from a caption but without captions to explain them they're all a lot more like poems, things you can decipher based on observation to detail and repetition. I especially like your aphorism at the end "a poem doesn't belong in a box. You can only handle the paper" that's really nice but idk how that ties in with your images as well as "Too much of life is stored in boxes, anyway" but I liked this project a lot!
DeleteEllen, at first I was kind of confused at all of the drawing, but your comment makes so much sense. Captions could have been helpful, but I think that leaving the reader to figure out what is going on kind of helps make their point. All of the pictures, possibly with the exception of ice, represent different forms of creativity: craftsmanship, baking, music, etc. and yet they all go in boxes, yet the poem does not. I found that really cool.
DeleteAh, Ellen, yes! I get it now. Thanks for the help. I should have mused on this a bit more with a puzzler's mind. love it. I'm glad the drawings were left captionless––more fun that way.
ReplyDeleteVery visual and creative. I definitely agree that there's already too many boxes in life and you guys illustrated that very well. I'm not sure if this was intentional but I noticed that each drawing is centered in squares of the same dimensions. I thought maybe the uniformity represents how boxes are essentially all the same, regardless of the unique items they hold.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very interesting way to put it. I wasn't exactly sure at first glance of how the drawings relate, like Ms. Majerus, but after reading the comments it all made sense. I think not including the captions is actually better because it make the reader think a bit more. I also like how you ended it with a contradiction, noting that poems actually do not fit in boxes.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this post! It took me a while to figure it out but all the images and how they related to the first problem, but I love how the drawings connect with the last line of your post, "To much of life is stored in boxes, anyways." It's really creative and definitely makes you think.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate this creative approach to the prompt. Captions could have been helpful because I was a bit confused before I read Ellen's comment. I definitely agree that a poem is more than just what you read on the paper. I really liked the statements at the end because it really showed that poems are unique.
ReplyDeleteThis was a really unique way to take on this question. Maia and I initially were a little skeptical how this was going to materialize when we talked about your ideas last week, but this turned out very well. I agree with Ellen that it is very significant that you have to interpret the meaning of this post because poems don't tell you outright what they are trying to say. They leave things up for interpretation by the readers.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you ended up going with this creative project! I remember brainstorming "box" things with you and I was so excited (and I'll admit, a bit confused) to see where it was going, but this turned out great! The few lines you have at the bottom are short, yet concise, which I love. I'm actually glad that you chose to not draw the physical boxes themselves or put captions, it makes a bit of mystery and leaves it up to the reader to figure out exactly what's going on.
ReplyDeleteThe pictures are in a way simple, but at the same time beautiful. I really liked how there was enough shading to do what it needed to do, but not so much that it seemed overdone. I also definitely agree with you that too many things are kept in boxes, and your not wasting any words expressing your feelings gave this a sense of honesty.
ReplyDeleteI love the puzzle aspect of this! I think it's reminiscent of how, at first glance, a poem is just a sheet of words that expands when you look at it further. Very rewarding in both cases. Your ending note of "too much of life is stored in boxes, /anyway" is true, and it leads you to look back at the pictures again. Bold poem, I like it!
ReplyDeleteI liked how your post made me have to think about what the images actually meant and after I couldn't figure it out that way, it made me look through all the comments for an explanation. What you did was really clever and I enjoy your drawings.
ReplyDeleteI was honestly quite puzzled about how the images fit with the problem for a while. After a couple confused minutes I looked down at the comments and it seems like someone figured it out. (Thanks, Ellen!) The short four lines at the end wrap up the post nicely, referencing the paper drawings, I assume. I had a lot of fun reading (or looking at) this post!
ReplyDeleteI was honestly quite puzzled about how the images fit with the problem for a while. After a couple confused minutes I looked down at the comments and it seems like someone figured it out. (Thanks, Ellen!) The short four lines at the end wrap up the post nicely, referencing the paper drawings, I assume. I had a lot of fun reading (or looking at) this post!
ReplyDeleteI liked this post because it was abstract-looking but still very simple. Though some of the images don't make sense to me, like the bread, I'm sure there's some reason. I took these pictures as things that are defined, and the poem doesn't want to be defined. I really like your last line as well, because it's very quotable and rememberable.
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