Journal 2- Karlyn Finnerty

My name is Karlyn Finnerty, I am a freshman at OSUM. I am majoring in Zoology. I live in a small town called Lebanon, and I have lived here in Ohio for half my life. I was born in Minnesota, and grew up there until I was 9, then moved to Ohio. I have loved animals my whole life, which is why my major is Zoology. I hope to one day be some sort of trainer for big cats. I was a dancer for 15 years of my life, I did all types of dance including jazz, tap, ballet, and lyrical. It is one of my favorite things to do. If I did not love animals as much as I do, I probably would've gone into to something like musical theater. I travel a lot with my family, mostly because of my mom and step-dad. I have been to 8 different counties outside the US.

Journal 2 Ian Salvador

My name is Ian Salvador, I am from Delaware Ohio. I live with my two parents and two younger sisters and our dog Juliet. I work at a fabrication shop in Marengo called Marengo Fabricated Steal.I have been welding since my junior year of high school and plan to run my own fabrication shop or work on the pipeline. I am a total car/truck nut. I own 2 motorcycles and a fast car I am hopeing to buy a diesel truck this summer.

Lindsay Euans- Journal Two

Hi friends!

I'm Lindsay Euans and I am in my second semester here at OSUM. I am majoring in English and intend to get a minor in Communications during my time at Ohio State. I'm 19 years old and live in Marysville, Ohio. I think the fun fact I shared with all of you is that my favorite TV show is Gilmore Girls. I have watched it all the way through at least four times haha. I recommend it on Netflix! I also like to read books, and am hoping to get some more insight into the process of creative writing during this class.

The term archaic language, which is language that provokes an earlier time, has been helpful to me so far this semester. In the Four Genres textbook it is quoted, "...remember that a poem making heavy use of deliberately old-fashioned words is more likely to sound like a bad King Arthur movie than a dazzling work of literature" (50). I think it is important to note, that poetry and really all literature does not need to use a heavy amount of large, more complex, and scholarly vocabulary in order to tell a meaningful story. If, especially young, new writers try to use too much archaic language, it could ruin the writing, and the room for potential beyond just archaic language. Some archaic language is necessary and can enhance writing, but there should be a clear line of when it is enough. This has been a good reminder to me when I am writing not only in this class but for others, to watch the amount of archaic language I try to incorporate.

I hope to have a great semester with all of you!

Journal 2 English 2267-Mitchel Hendricks

My name is Mitchel Hendricks and I'm an English major. I play video games. More Destiny 2 than anything else. I like to read books and I am currently in the process of writing my own book. I work at a Chinese restaurant called House of Hunan. If you ever go there or have been there before I highly suggest their General Tso's Chicken or their tofu(which you can get stir fry or deep fried). I also make my own homebrew called Mead or honey wine. I am in the midst of making a 6.5 gallon batch that will have pineapple, cherries and oranges for a friend's wedding in June.


I like the concept of poetic forms. I think it opens up more options for the young poet to use. "the best haiku should convey a moment of insight experienced by a poet in real time through real beings and objects, a moment the reader may enter and share."

Journal Two-Max Balderson

Hi, I'm Max Balderson. I'm English major here at OSU: Marion, and this is my 4th year on this campus. Previously I was a Japanese major, but I recently made the switch. I guess I really like languages. Another fact about me is that I play the bass guitar. I don't play it well, mind you. I've only had it for a few months, but learning to play it has been a great creative outlet for me. I'm taking this class to sort regain some creative aspects in my writing. I've been working purely in academic writing for the greater part of my college career. It's definitely been helpful to strengthen my academic writing, but I feel like I've gotten out of touch with creative writing.

Me and my good friend in Japan

One concept that has been really helpful in my poetry writing is meter. Before when I would try to write poetry I really had difficult giving my poems rhythm or beat. I had no idea that certain syllables could be stressed and utilized in different ways for poetry. Even when I composed lines that had beats that I liked, I really had difficulty replicating. In Four Genre's In Brief, we read that, "If you have written rhyming poems before, you probably composed in meter, even if you didn't realize it at the time." (29).  Giving me certain meters to apply to my own poetry (like iambic pentameter) has vastly improved my confidence writing poetry.

Summer Jordan- Journal 2

Hello!  My name is Summer Jordan and I am a sophomore here at OSU Marion majoring in middle childhood education focusing in the areas of language arts and social studies.  Some of my hobbies include hanging out with friends, listening to music, going on random adventures, and reading whenever I find the time.  One thing I am continuing to looking forward to in this class is how to better myself as a writer, not only academically, but especially creatively.  I have already learned ways to make improvements in my writing and I am excited to continue on and expand my knowledge even more.  A fun fact about me is I have two older brothers, one of which that lives in Toledo and has a job as a senior lab technologist as he has his degree in Biochemistry.  My other brother lives in Sandusky with his wife and they just had a son about a month ago so I am an aunt for the very first time!

So far in the textbook Four Genres in Brief, I have found the term and use of enjambment to be really helpful as I have noticed where one chooses to break a stanza can affect the poem in a major way. I’ve learned that the line of a stanza doesn’t have to be a final thought or always end with a type of punctuation, something I am really trying to get used to—to get rid of the formality in my writing.

Journal Two Dylan Pangborn

My name is Dylan Pangborn and I am in my third year here at OSU-Marion. I am currently an English major though I spent my first two years without a major wandering aimlessly through classes. I am very interested in writing and history which of course leads to my writing specialty being more in the vein of academic writing over creative writing. My favorite author is by far Kurt Vonnegut. Over the past few months I have been working my way through the entirety of his works starting with "Slaughterhouse Five". It is Kurt Vonnegut who I look to for inspiration when I must write creatively because I find both his style of writing and his darkly humorous tone to make for very entertaining works.

The section of our readings in Four Genres In Brief is the section on the different types of rhymes. For most of my short time as a writer of poetry I have relied almost entirely perfect rhymes. Due to this reliance on perfect rhymes and often placing them at the ends of my lines, my poems featuring a rhyme scheme often felt very forced and just awkward. Now that I am aware of the ideas of slant rhyme, falling rhyme, and so on I can expand my horizons when it comes to writing rhyming poetry so that I don't always have to write terrible poems.

Welcome from Mike Lohre

Hello students, and welcome to our blog! Today in class we'll work to join the blog and become familiar with its basic features.  See my handout for more, but our main goals for your first post here are to get to know each other, respond to our texts so far, and to start a conversation.


My fun fact on the first day was about taking a trip to Norway and the idea that we may have to go back sometimes to go forward.  As part of my continuing introduction, I'll share a bit about my wife.  Irene is my best friend and we are coworkers on our three small regenerative farming locations.  She loves gardening and really has a heart for elderly people.  She works at Willow Brook Assisted Living which is south of Delaware.  I'm proud of Irene for her heart and service to others!  We do our small farming together, and she is a huge blessing in my life.

My wife Irene and I in the garden.

Look forward to reading all of your work on our blog, and remember that every chance to write is a chance to write well.

Mike

p.s. See the handout for your prompt for Journal Two.  The first paragraph will be a self-introduction, and the rest will be a reading response for the poetry section in Four Genres In Brief.