Choose your favorite image from all of the poems we have read so far. Write a short (five sentences or so) explanation of what the image is, what poem it’s from, and why you like it. Consider the author’s craft – what choices did he or she make that made this image stand out to you?

Choose your favorite image from all of the poems we have read so far. Write a short (five sentences or so) explanation of what the image is, what poem it’s from, and why you like it. Consider the author’s craft – what choices did he or she make that made this image stand out to you?

For this discussion board, you may certainly use first person. Do not consult outside sources.

Poems:

• “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke
• “After a Death” by Roo Borson
• “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost
• “This is Just to Say” by William Carlos Williams
• “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” by Adrienne Rich
• “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost

• “Head, Heart” by Lydia Davis
• “Poem” by Frank O’Hara
• “Those Winter Sundays”
• “The Act” by William Carlos Williams
• “At a Certain Age” by Deborah Cummins
• “For a Father” by Elise Partridge