https://padlet.com/eric2929/u281aus5p0we By Matthew Erickson en-us 2017-10-02 19:47:17 UTC 2025-10-22 10:15:22 UTC hello@padlet.com eric2929 https://padlet.com/eric2929/u281aus5p0we/wish/193684836 Imagism is a type of poetry that started to gain popularity around the beginning of the 20th century. Ezra Pound, known as the father of the imagism and T.E. Holme described imagism as "poetry based on an absolutely accurate presentation of its subject, with no excess verbiage". Imagism is based on only using images that the reader can easily see and avoiding the emotions and images focused around making the reading feel a certain way, which greatly contrasted what poetry was at the time.



]]> 2017-10-04 01:29:42 UTC https://padlet.com/eric2929/u281aus5p0we/wish/193684836 eric2929 https://padlet.com/eric2929/u281aus5p0we/wish/194056578 2017-10-04 19:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/eric2929/u281aus5p0we/wish/194056578 eric2929 https://padlet.com/eric2929/u281aus5p0we/wish/194058377 A mountain sits
as a storm closes in,
and the birds fly away


I wrote this poem "Mountains" to show the fight or flight responses people have to every issue in life. First, I used the storm to represent a problem or issue that is arriving in one's life. I chose the mountain to represent the fight response, as the mountain only has one choice and that it to wait through the storm. I chose the birds to represent the flight response because the birds are able to sense a problem coming up and they choose to fly away and get away from the storm. By the birds being able to get away from the storm, they can easily avoid this problem and not have to deal with it.  The mountain can be damaged or 'hurt' through the storm, but the mountain will be able to get through the problem and will end up just as safe as the birds in the end.

]]> 2017-10-04 19:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/eric2929/u281aus5p0we/wish/194058377 eric2929 https://padlet.com/eric2929/u281aus5p0we/wish/194059052 This sound of a clock making noise is used to show the passing of time. With every second life moves forward and so does everyone else. With each tick, people need to move forward or the will be stuck in the past and they will be unable move forward. If people stay stuck in the past, then smaller issues can snowball into large one's that lead to regret and dismay.]]> 2017-10-04 19:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/eric2929/u281aus5p0we/wish/194059052 eric2929 https://padlet.com/eric2929/u281aus5p0we/wish/194540029 A frog waits on his rock
Focused, and waiting for his target
Frozen in time showing no action;
He springs forward 


The poem I wrote "Frog" is used to convey the idea of focusing on a goal until you can achieve it. The frog is used to represent a person who has their mind set on a goal. The frog waits and waits for the perfect moment before he goes for his attack, which is similar to someone working and working until they have an opportunity to make their move or complete a goal. This is an imagism poem because the poem doesn't tell you to think about perseverance and patience but the image created shows it to the reader.]]> 2017-10-06 01:53:06 UTC https://padlet.com/eric2929/u281aus5p0we/wish/194540029 eric2929 https://padlet.com/eric2929/u281aus5p0we/wish/194542429 Wind blows gingerly
Leaves rustle on the ground, being lifted and dropped
As a new one slowly joins the group



I wanted this poem, "Leaves" to represent people wanting to fit in with a group, and how that can be harmful. I use to the first line and the way I describe the wind to show that little push can create a group of people, or in this case leaves, do a lot more as the leaves move a lot with only a little push. Then, I wanted to show that the new leaves falling are representing people being persuaded to join the group, and to do what the rest of them do. None of these images are clear the first time reading the poem, and I do not mention any of them within the poem, thus making it a poem using imagism.]]> 2017-10-06 02:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/eric2929/u281aus5p0we/wish/194542429 eric2929 https://padlet.com/eric2929/u281aus5p0we/wish/194546431 “Survival in Two Worlds at Once: Federico Garcia Lorca and Duende.” Poets.org, Academy of American Poets, 6 Oct. 2015.]]> 2017-10-06 02:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/eric2929/u281aus5p0we/wish/194546431