Mary R. Sorrells
In this phase, the same approach will be used for Miguel Pinero. His five poems are listed below.
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“There Is Nothing New in New York”, p. 68.
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“Runnin Scared,” p. 69.
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“A Poem for Joey’s Mami’s Struggle,” p. 71.
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“Seekin The Cause,” p. 73.
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“No Hay Nada Nuevo en Nueva York,” p. 67.
All poems are taken from the
Nuyorican Poetry
, “An Anthology of Puerto Rican Words and Feelings.”
During the fourth phase, I will include my three poems I wrote. They are:
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“Lost In Time”
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“Lost In Time”, Revised.
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“Name Them Right!”
I will explain to my students how and why I revised the second, “Lost In Time.” I will tell them that when I wrote the first poem above, I did not feel comfortable with it because it did not relate to anything that had real substance to my life. When I changed my poem with my deceased mother in mind, I created a clearer version. I will use my revised version to demonstrate to my students that when poetry can be related to something of importance to them, they can write poetry better because they are writing it with a purpose in mind.
