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New Blog: Home 1
As a writer who often delves into the concept of home, I have explored the significance of this word from various perspectives. Home is not just a physical place; it is a feeling, a sense of belonging, and a reflection of our memories and experiences. Sometimes, home denotes pain and loneliness; other times, it is full of aunts and uncles. Home is fluid, and its colors reflect the writer's soul and state of mind. Consider this love poem by Ada Limón:
State Bird by Ada Limón
Confession: I did not want to live here.
not among the goldenrods, wild onions,
or the dropseed, not waist high in the barrel-
aged brown corn water, not with the million-
dollar racehorses, or the tightly wound
round hay bales. Not even in the old tobacco
weigh station we live in, with its heavy metal
safe doors that frame our bricked bedroom
like the moth of a strange beast yawning
to such us in, each night, like air. I denied it,
this new land. But, love, I’ll concede this:
whatever state you are, I’ll be that state’s bird,
the loud, obvious blur of song people point to
when they wonder where it is you’ve gone.
Prompt: Use this title to start your exploration: "The Visual Language of Home: Using Imagery to Capture the Essence of a Place"
Explore in depth the role of visual imagery, from landscapes to personal mementos, in creating a sense of home, just as Ada has done in the above poem.
AuthorAmelia Díaz Ettinger was born in Mexico but was raised with her paternal family in Puerto Rico, where she grew up as a single child in a large, male-dominated, family. At nineteen she ran away to Washington State, to pursue a Master’s of Science in Biology and to liberate herself from the hermetic hold the island, and her family had on her. Currently, she is finishing her first year in Eastern’s MFA program in creative writing. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in journals and anthologies. Her first collection of poetry, Speaking at a Time, was published in 2015 by Redbat Books. Learning to Love a Western Sky will be available this fall from Airlie Press, and Fossils on a Red Flag will be available from Finishing Line Press next year. |
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