Poetry
In the past year, I have fallen in love with poetry. I like most types of poetry, but the type that I love the most is Spoken Word Poetry. Everything about it just intrigues me. Spoken Word is poetry that demands to be said aloud. It can't just stay on paper, that would'nt satisfy the poem. I have attempted to write a spoken word poem many times, most of them have failed. Recently, I wrote a poem called "Lies". The funny thing about the poem was that I wrote it whilst I was walking around Target. I wasn't sitting down trying to think of the perfect poem, it just came to me. As soon as I got home I wrote it down, made a few changes so I could make it as perfect as possible. I'm really proud of my poem, and I hope to get it published one day. Honestly, I don't think there's anyway I would've been able to write that poem if I hadn't watched so many YouTube videos of people like Sarah Kay, Phil Kaye, Neil Hilborn, Shane Koyczan, and many others perform their poems. They all put so much emotion into their performances. They have really creative thoughts. Recently, I performed in the V.H.S.L. Forensics Competition for the Poetry category, and I won first place at districts. I could only hope to one day be as amazing and creative as these people. I think Spoken Word has helped me succeed as an actress. I'm positive that poetry will always be a huge part of my life. Whether I'm performing it, writing it, or just watching it come to life at a down town cafe.