Prose / Blog

This paper aims to explore the fast pace and paralyzing eco-consciousness found within the entirety of the first section, and the transition that happens in the second section of Graham’s prose poem, “Self Portrait at Three Degrees.” Graham’s writing is at its best when depicting the current thought process put up against contemporary ideas, but resists providing a sort of background, reason, or resolve to those thoughts.

This paper aims to explore the connotations riddled throughout Gary Snyder’s poem, “Ripples on the Surface.” Snyder is at his best when describing nature as it is, but where this poem in particular boasts poetic clarity, there lacks some concreteness of what he means to make clear apart from the objective poetics.

This paper aims to explore the transformative meanings that become apparent when understanding the depth of Thoreau’s passage that begins with, “I went to the woods...”​ This precursor paragraph states his case of moving to the woods and makes the claim that the action is motivational towards living with more intention. He is at his best in writing his aims with brevity and clarity; however, a closer read reveals the complexity and impact of his simple message.