Period 2: Favorite Poems/Song Lyrics by Angela Welch

Angela Welch: "This Is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams

welchangela — 2024-01-10 20:05:44 UTC

This poem is about a person who ate the plums that someone else had been saving for their breakfast, but they ate them anyways and they tasted really good. I like this poem because I think it's a funny poem and I relate to all of the emotions that both people in the poem are experiencing because this happens all the time at my house.

Angela Welch: "Complainers" by Rudy Francisco

welchangela — 2024-01-10 20:05:44 UTC

This poem describes people who have experienced great tragedy but have persevered and reminds us to be grateful to be alive and to overcome the challenges in our own lives. I like this poem because I relate to his feelings of gratitude for my life, and I also find it motivating because sometimes I forget and let life get me down and it reminds me to not give up and to be grateful again.

Angela Welch: "There Are Birds Here" by Jamaal May

welchangela — 2024-01-10 20:05:44 UTC

This poem describes how people forget, or just don't see, that communities with high poverty and crime rates have so much beauty and positivity in them as well. I like this poem because it is a good reminder to always look for the complexity of life and to not simplify anyone or any community to just one characteristic.