5 Creative Sites

Now I am not exactly sure if we are suppose to write a little bit about each web site we are connecting to, and frankly I don't want to. Instead I will tell you all my view on what creative is-- What makes a Website Creative? Well, we can start by saying creativity is all in the eye of the beholder. I might find a word written in alphabet soup to be creative, and others may find works by famous sculptors to be creative. Personally I think creativity is just a way of showing a sign of expression. This may be through paintings,pottery, dance, play, music, etc. Following is a variety of different websites that show creativity.

http://www.moma.org/collection/ That is the Museum Of Modern Art, You can search through the online collection to find whatever is desired.

http://www.youtube.com/ YouTube is the newest craze in the world, in my opinion it is the center for creativity. You can share funny and creative things with the entire world via internet through videos. Look around!

http://www.poems.com/ This is a great website! i particulary love to go on this website to check out Todays Poem. There is a new poem everyday.

http://dancejam.com/ This is my favorite site i found. I can't stop watching. This site is all different dances and dance moves. CHECK IT OUT. Search CLOWN WALKING and BUCKIN... absolutely SICK!

http://www.oilpaintingsgallery.com/ This site is pretty cool, I am not a huge painting fan. the only interest i have in painting and sculpting is because my mother is an artist. However, this site is pretty cool, you can view 100's of paintings and even purchase them.

Abstraction Exercise

For class we had to do an abstraction exercise, for example when someone says the word rage: i think of angry old man, then next image is an old man waiting in line at McDonalds. For our assignment, I believe we could choose an abstraction and type a poem from it, or draft a short story begining. I chose to do the poem, for the abstraction i decided to use two words that in my mind were related to my poem. I used Aggravation and Frustration. The poem I have will be reviewed in class I'm sure, but it has to do with when you're younger and learning to tie your shoes.
On another note, I have started to read some interesting short stories in my Science Fiction/ Fantasy class. I am an english writing major, but I have never been one to read. So picking up books and short stories of this genre for the first time in years is new and exciting. Soon I will be starting the book, "Neverwhere" written by Neil Gaiman. He has also written books that are more popular like "The Sandman". He is a writter on the rise. He is becoming one of the most popular sci-fi writers of our day. To check out a list of his books, his bio, or even where his appearences are, check out : http://www.neilgaiman.com/

9/11/08

I'm posting this blog about a poetry piece that has inspired me. I actually came across this work from my Introduction to creative writing class. This poem written by Denise Levertov can be found in The Poet's Companion, p. 108. The poem is called Where is the Angel. There is something about this poem that really strikes me. Not only do i believe that this poem is beautiful and moving, but the imagery created makes it hard not to relate to the poem.

To learn a little more about here you can click on the link below. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Levertov