1Dominic: Introduction to Poetry by Clarence Yeo Yi Wen https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k by Billy Collins en-us 2020-06-12 01:54:50 UTC 2020-06-14 08:36:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Introduction to Poetry clarence_yeo_yi_wen https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623378391 I ask them to take a poem 
and hold it up to the light 
like a color slide 

or press an ear against its hive. 

I say drop a mouse into a poem 
and watch him probe his way out, 

or walk inside the poem’s room 
and feel the walls for a light switch. 

I want them to waterski 
across the surface of a poem 
waving at the author’s name on the shore. 

But all they want to do 
is tie the poem to a chair with rope 
and torture a confession out of it. 

They begin beating it with a hose 
to find out what it really means.
]]> 2020-06-12 01:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623378391 Chin Qi Yang https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623408316 We must enjoy the process of interpretating a poem.]]> 2020-06-12 02:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623408316 Yun Cheng chuayuncheng020s https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623408357 You will need patience to understand the poem.]]> 2020-06-12 02:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623408357 delroy https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623408448 We must read the whole poem and understand the deeper meaning of the poem.]]> 2020-06-12 02:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623408448 Clarence Tay https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623408508 We will need to learn how to interpret and understand the meaning behind the poetry to learn it well.]]> 2020-06-12 02:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623408508 Marcus Wong https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623408757 Resilience and ]]> 2020-06-12 02:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623408757 Wesley Eng https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623408987 I think we need some creativity to learn poetry well.]]> 2020-06-12 02:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623408987 need to have good skills about poetry ig xavierlimyh10 https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409049 2020-06-12 02:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409049 Christian Lee https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409063 We must be calm and be able to enjoy the process of finding the poem's meaning.]]> 2020-06-12 02:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409063 Adrian Foo Qi Wei (1) https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409064 I think one of the Qualities needed in order to learn poetry well is being patient and analysing each word in the poem carefully.]]> 2020-06-12 02:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409064 Joel https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409129 how is life]]> 2020-06-12 02:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409129 Jun Kai https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409150 We need to be calm when learning poetry.

]]> 2020-06-12 02:35:31 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409150 rufus https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409162 you need to be creative and think of phrases.]]> 2020-06-12 02:35:32 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409162 Cedric https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409175 We need patience in order to learn poetry well.]]> 2020-06-12 02:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409175 Yun Cheng chuayuncheng020s https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409252 This can be seen in "walk inside the poem's room and feel the walls for a light switch".]]> 2020-06-12 02:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409252 You will need patience and be able to interpret the poem https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409460 2020-06-12 02:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409460 Aloysius https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409628 2020-06-12 02:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409628 Wesley Eng https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409870 "all they want to do is tie the poem to a chair with a rope" and "torture a confession out of it"]]> 2020-06-12 02:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409870 We https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409872 2020-06-12 02:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409872 Jun Kai https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409913 This can be seen from 'drop a mouse into a poem' and 'feel the walls for a light switch'.]]> 2020-06-12 02:36:38 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623409913 Cedric https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410132 This can be seen in the whole poem 

]]> 2020-06-12 02:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410132 Christian Lee https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410194 This can be seen in 'walk inside the poem's room and feel the walls for a light switch'.]]> 2020-06-12 02:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410194 Yun Cheng chuayuncheng020s https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410263 From the quoted phrase, that shows that we need patience to read and find the meaning of the poem.]]> 2020-06-12 02:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410263 delroy https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410364 "But all they want to do 
is tie the poem to a chair with rope 
and torture a confession out of it. 

They begin beating it with a hose 
to find out what it really means."
]]> 2020-06-12 02:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410364 Gideon https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410377 You will need patience and be able to interpret the poem]]> 2020-06-12 02:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410377 Chin Qi Yang https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410439 This is seen in "waterski across the surface of a poem" and "waving at the author's name"]]> 2020-06-12 02:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410439 Qing Cang https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410575 We need to spend time to digest the poem using patience.]]> 2020-06-12 02:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410575 Clarence Tay https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410854 This can be seen in "But all they want to do is tie the poem to a chair with rope"]]> 2020-06-12 02:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410854 xuzixuan020s https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410910 annotation skills and find out striking details]]> 2020-06-12 02:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410910 Aloysius Han https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410923 We need patience,calmness and trusting our gut to understand the poem.]]> 2020-06-12 02:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410923 Jun Kai https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410947 From the phrases stated, the mouse that was dropped into the poem is stuck inside the poem and is struggling to come out. The mouse has to be calm and find his way out slowly. 'Felt the walls for a light switch' suggests that someone is in a dark room and is finding for a switch to get himself out of the room. The person has to be calm and find his way out carefully.]]> 2020-06-12 02:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623410947 Chin Qi Yang https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623411360 "Waterski" refers to entertainment as waterski is a sport that is mostly welcomed and loved by many. Hence, I could infer that we must read a poem in an entertaining, enjoyable way, just like how people enjoy waterskiing. The action "waving" also refers to enjoyment as we wave at someone when we feel relaxed and happy. Hence I could infer that instead of reading a poem in a serious manner, we should read a poem in a more relaxed way.]]> 2020-06-12 02:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623411360 Demarcus https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623411391 Patience is important in reading a poem. Read the poem attentively and slowly, you will sure find out what it really means]]> 2020-06-12 02:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623411391 Jiashi https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623411553 2020-06-12 02:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623411553 Christian Lee https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623411596 The words 'feel the walls for a light switch' shows that we are in a dark room and we are trying to find our way out.This suggests that when we are in a dark room it is difficult to find your way out.Hence we must have patience so that we can get out of the room just like how we are supposed to be patient in order to find the true meaning behind the poem.]]> 2020-06-12 02:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623411596 Qing Cang https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623411827 This can be seen in''But all they want to do is tie the poem to a chair with rope and torture a confession out of it.'' ]]> 2020-06-12 02:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623411827 xuzixuan020s https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623411918 why do they need to "press your against its hive' ]]> 2020-06-12 02:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623411918 Cedric https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623412113 This can be seen in the whole poem as at first glance, the poem can seem illogical but we need patience to read the poem many times in order to understand it.]]> 2020-06-12 02:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623412113 delroy https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623412152 We are supposed to read the whole poem and not just skip to the end,trying to find out what the poem means.]]> 2020-06-12 02:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623412152 Wesley Eng https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623412384 If we do not have any creativity , we will not understand what the writer is trying to say and will keep on reading the poem without understanding what is going on.]]> 2020-06-12 02:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623412384 Adrian Foo Qi Wei (1) https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623413006 This can be seen from "walk inside the poem's room and feel the walls for a light switch."]]> 2020-06-12 02:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623413006 Aloysius Han https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623413197 This can be seen in "walk inside the poem's room and feel the walls for a light switch."]]> 2020-06-12 02:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623413197 its hive refers to the bee's hive xuzixuan020s https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623413308 Hence, it infers that they should use their ears to listen to the speaker .
It shows that the student was not listening to the teacher, they are not interested in poem. Therefore,I will red this in a helpless manner as the students does not pay attention.]]> 2020-06-12 02:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623413308 Clarence Tay https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623413636 The phrase "tie the poem to a chair with rope" may mean that we should always focus on one sparza instead of the full poetry. This way, we will have a deeper understanding of the poetry.]]> 2020-06-12 02:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623413636 Adrian Foo Qi Wei (1) https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623413823 This phrase tells us that similar to how you would slowly feel the walls of a room for a light switch, we should not try to find the meaning of the poem as fast as we can. Rather we should read each line carefully and try to piece it together to get the meaning of the poem.]]> 2020-06-12 02:42:08 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623413823 Radiant https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623414168 We will need patience and creativity.]]> 2020-06-12 02:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623414168 Radiant https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623415084 This can be seen in  "walk inside the poem's room and feel the walls for a light switch."


]]> 2020-06-12 02:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623415084 Aloysius Han https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623415459 As the phrase"walk inside the poem's room and feel the walls for a light switch"shows that you need calmness,patience and trusting your gut as in a dark room trying to find a light switch,you have to be calm and patience to feel for the light switch and you also have to trust your gut into thinking where is the light switch just like in learning poetry you have to be calm and patient to understand what the poem is saying,you also have to trust your gut into thinking that you have got the meaning of the poem. ]]> 2020-06-12 02:44:21 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623415459 Qing Cang https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623416611  I want to specify the word ''but'' in the sparza as this but means that Billy Collins wants them to carefully disect and digest it and not doing as stated. The word ''but'' states that they could have done things differently, and not just ''kidnapping''  the poem like that.
They needed to approach things differently, like being patient with the poem to understand it. ''Kidnapping'' the poem won't get you answers and won't help you get anywhere.]]> 2020-06-12 02:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623416611 Radiant https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623418105 The author really explained it in one short creative sentence that can be portrayed very well. The phrase"feel the walls for the light switch" explains how the author wants the reader to get an idea like how the room gets lit up.]]> 2020-06-12 02:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623418105 xavierlimyh10 https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623419761 this can be seen in ' or press an ear against its hive '

]]> 2020-06-12 02:50:11 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623419761 Demarcus https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623547356 This can be seen in the phrase "hold it up to the light like a colour slide" and "drop a mouse in the poem and watch him probe his way out"]]> 2020-06-12 06:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623547356 Demarcus https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623548848 "hold it up to the light like a colour slide, or press an ear against its hive" is trying to tell us that we have to read the poem attentively and slowly, enjoy the moment with patience as it is the way you can understand the poem well]]> 2020-06-12 06:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/623548848 Jayden Goh https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/625649257 We need patience to understand the poem and not rush through the poem.]]> 2020-06-14 08:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/625649257 Jayden Goh https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/625650136 This can be seen from the phrase "or walk inside the poem's roomm and feel the walls for a light switch."]]> 2020-06-14 08:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/625650136 Jayden Goh https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/625652705 From there, i can tell that somebody is stuck in a dark room and trying to find the light switch to slowly get out of the dark room. He has to have patience and not rush through his actions as he might not be able to find the light switch, instead, he has to be patient in finding the light switch and going out of the dark room.]]> 2020-06-14 08:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/clarence_yeo_yi_wen/5oitdctm1zqpp58k/wish/625652705