How To Be Civilized, Friday, Period 3

[1000yearstoolate]

"Every young Radchaai is expected to write poetry," Seivarden said, standing in front of the class. "The result is of course endless amounts of bad poems being sent to friends and family, possibly becoming an embarrassment years later. Only a few have the talent or learn to develop the skill ot actually write something good, of course."

 

She looked at the students.

 

"Understanding and appreciating poetry, even if your own writings are terrible, is fundamental to being civilized. That's why you're going to write a poem today, as long or as short as you like, read it to the class and then be prepared to discuss it. Apparently this planet has a lot of different poetic forms that you can try, or you could use something from your home. It can be as long or as short as you like."

 

She paused. "No, actually, not as long as you like, a maximum of two pages. It should be directed towards someone you care about."

 

"Pens and paper are over here, unless you've brought your own," Seivarden said. "Same with gloves." She glanced at Mae. "Please help yourself to some tea."

 

[Wait for OCD OCD is up]

Comments

Re: Write poetry and read it to the class

[unusual_sith]

See? A win.

"I feel passionate about a lot of things," Lana said. "It's my credo."

Re: Write poetry and read it to the class

[1000yearstoolate]

"That can be useful when writing poetry," Seivarden said. "Is this something you would consider sending or reading to the person in question?"

Re: Write poetry and read it to the class

[unusual_sith]

"Them or an instructor back home," Lana answered equably. "It could be a good debate."