Jhene Simons

I feel as if literature texts used in college setting should include the authentic language that was originally published by the author. I can’t think of any reasoning that it wouldn’t unless it was used in a lesson for younger children. People attending college are usually adults and should be able to handle any offensive and crude words originally published. There are many different ways that using the original wording can be important, one that really stands out to me is time pieces. The language used in certain time pieces are very important to understand certain scenarios. For any slavery literature keeping the original wording gives the reader a true sense of what particular characters are going through. It can also be used as a way for the reader to learn new terms and slang used during that time. Keeping the author’s original wording can also force people to step out of their comfort zones and confront certain feelings.

In the past few week I believe that my ability to read and understand poetry has gotten better tremendously. I am now able to read the text in the proper way, as well as break down key parts. A poem that really helped was “First Poem for You” by Kim Addonzio. This poem did a great job at providing detail and giving the reader a sense of being in the scene. I feel as if this poem is easily digestible for people new to read poems, and can still be enjoyable for those who are already introduced.