I’ve taken a poetry class at Ringling before and I liked both of them but I liked this one because unlike the other class, we learned about poets and different types of poetry. I appreciated this because in the previous class, we were exposed to a lot of contemporary poetry and had to read a lot of it and in this class, we wrote a lot and learned about important poets. This class filled in the holes of the other one so both classes complimented each other quite nicely when it comes to learning and knowing about poetry.
Specifically, what I enjoyed most was learning about the different types of poems by trying them out ourselves. Correlating this with how poetry evolved historically was really interesting as well and provided for a great way for all of us to learn about famous and impactful poets of their time. I honestly don’t think I would change anything about the structure of the course if I could. I liked the organization and how regular and scheduled everything was. I also liked that we didn’t stray from schedule. I think my favorite part of the course would have to be the visual poetry. I didn’t think that would be my favorite part but I liked how free flowing and abstract it allows the artist/poet to be. Personally, I love doing conceptual based work so visual poetry was right up my alley.
I think the role of art in today’s society, other than simply just for the sake of expression for the artist like it’s always been, is mainly to sell and advertise other things. Artists today do lettering for posters to promote movies or bands or event, they design cards or brochures or clothing for lines or events, they storyboard for movies to promote a certain movie making company and for entertainment, they beautify to attract the public to the next best thing and keep the world going at a fast pace for the sake of money. A lot of what artists do when making a living as an artist is for the benefit of someone else so that other person can make money. Granted, maybe this perspective is due to the environment Ringling creates but it seems as though artists don’t create and make art so much for a passion or a purpose anymore and I think there should be more of that.
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