Thursday 20 March 2008

The Bigger Picture

Poetry. Yes, many would cringe at the thought of reading or writing it. Since I began studying the imagery, structure, language and sound of it I have rediscovered ways of looking at things. Poems from Different Cultures have proved to be an eye opener. This economy of words have conjured up tales of racism, identity and fear. I suggest you check out Nothings Changed by Tatamkhulu Afrika and Half-Caste by John Agard.
Whatever country you live in we will always have these problems, shame really but that is life. People are blinkered to it, too ignorant to learn.

Society in today's Britain is full of anger and frustration with people blaming each other for the ongoing social problems. Yet education is the way forward, you can rise above it and gain respect for yourself if only a bit of effort is made. My English class is made up of people from all walks of life, at the beginning a young lad of around nineteen joined, unfortunatly he missed too many lessons and is now off the course. If only he'd realised the effort he put in was for his benefit, the tutor made many attempts to help but I guess getting out of bed in time proved to much. I so wish he'd studied the poetry, he'd realise that his life was rich compared to the horrors that people in Africa and Vietnam suffered.

Some people I know have laughed at me because I am enthusiastic about this course, I look on how they live their lives and privately laugh to myself. None of them have found enrichment in their lives, seeming content to claim welfare or moan about their poorly paid job. Life is what you make it, no one will wave a magic wand for your dream to come true. If you want something, get up and do something about it. Otherwise do us all a favour and pull your lip over your head and swallow.