Page 6 Poetry Now

Modern poetry is still evolving.

"Sidney Crosby Remix" by D J Cole Porter is modern poetry.


Read a loose paraphrase here  of "Sidney Crosby Remix" by DJ Cole Porter".



View "Sidney Crosby Remix" by DJ Cole Porter.

Please view the sound bites from Sidney Crosby interviews that DJ Cole Porter has spun in a creative and rhythmical way in "Sidney Crosby Remix".



Things to Consider:

  1. What does this clip suggest about poetry today? How is it different from poetry of the past?
  2. Did you notice the poem "Casey at the Bat" was read slowly, so that you had time to think about individual words?
  3. Did you need to listen a few times to the remix. because the words are spoken so quickly? For example, you might feel like you are jumping across coals listening to these clips or sound bites because they are so jerky (staccato).
  4. Take another look at the chart on the previous page comparing poetry and prose. How many elements of poetry does "Sidney Crosby Remix" meet?
  5. Why might our definition of poetry be blurring over time? Why might the distinction between poetry and prose be less obvious today than it was in the past?




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