Essay My Teacher is my Muse - 1453 Words

So I took the class because there was nothing else offered that semester that seemed even remotely interesting. My choices were slim. I mean it was Advanced Latin for Geeks, Bowling for Advanced Dorks, or this: The Creative Self. Even though I had always looked upon poetry as a non-serious art, a flaky girly thing to do, I had done my fair share of writing, mostly put into teenage angst ridden song lyrics, but still, how different could this be--I could probably just use my old songs and hand them in as new poetry. It was senior year in High School, and frankly, I was sick of being part of this innovative new humanities based school where everyone was almost too bright for me. I just wanted at least on easy class, and this sounded like the†¦show more content†¦And I poured my heart out into this poem, and not once did she make me recognize the fact that I supposedly hated to do this--writing, schoolwork; she had a way of making us all forget that we were â€Å"doing workâ⠂¬ . And anyway, so I poured my heart out into this poem, and I thought this was the best poem ever, and I thought I would win the Pulitzer prize---and I had used every clichà © in the book. Hold on, clichà ©? What’s clichà ©? â€Å"But, Ms. R, these are my emotions, literally flowing out of my heart onto the page, withholding my innermost deepest passions and desires.† She didn’t buy it--Thank God! â€Å"Stella, work outside what you already know, use a metaphor that you’ve never heard before, don’t use the word passion or desire or love or heart or caress or ...........† I didn’t get it, poetry without heart? So I redid the assignment, as a matter of fact, we all did. Because we were all 17, and we all were at a point in our lives where we hadn’t yet realized that clichà © was a dirty word. The weeks went by, and we were all enamored by the course, and enamored by Ms. R. She was this kind, nurturing inspirational mother who had free verse orgies in the classroom and said it was okay to use fuck in your short story if that’s the word you felt really worked. She let us write about what we wanted to write about but always gave us an assignment, â€Å"Just in case we needed a push.† And she encouraged and praised honest writing, and didn’t always demand you needed, â€Å"a thesis, and 3Show MoreRelatedSummary Of Emily s Pov 823 Words   |  4 Pagesthere was a new kid coming today maybe he can help Dan, maybe he can make him feel loved again. Phil’s POV I walk in with my heart rate skyrocketing, and stomach is churning. It’s a new start to my sophomore year. That is what I need, a place where no one knows me or what I have done. I walk into the office to get my locker number and schedule. â€Å"Hi, I, uh am here for my schedule.† The lady at the desk gave me a strange look â€Å"Oh you’re the new kid Philip right?†. 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