Workshop for Taj

Taj,

This is a poem about writer's block and what the writer wrote about previously. I really like how your poem lets us see what you are thinking. It’s almost as if you’re reminiscing. I like line four, when you use the word “Sketching” instead of saying something like “looking back on” or “remembering” you say “Sketching”. It makes me imagine a story or a piece of artwork. That wasn’t the only word choice that I found interesting either, your diction is very strong through the poem and it makes your words more meaningful. For example, “My opus lay stillborn, nebulous within the ether”; it shows your uncertainty but it was not plain. It added to the whole piece. I would add to the poem, maybe a specific event…something from the past that makes you feel this way. You had to pull from the past to write this, so dig a little deeper. It would make the poem a lot more authentic!

All in all, I think it is a great piece! (:

-Meghan