{"id":6376,"date":"2011-05-26T12:28:39","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T16:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/specialcollections\/?p=6376"},"modified":"2017-06-20T14:27:31","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T18:27:31","slug":"howpoet-tcluster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/howpoet-tcluster\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Became a Poet"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Listen to Wes McNair Reading the Poem<\/strong>\t<audio id=\"wp_mep_1\"      controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"  >\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<source src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2010\/03\/How-I-became-a-poet-edited-mp3.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mp3\" \/>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/audio>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\n\t$('#wp_mep_1').mediaelementplayer({\r\n\t\tm:1\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t,features: ['playpause','current','progress','duration','volume','tracks','fullscreen']\r\n\t\t,audioWidth:400,audioHeight:30\r\n\t});\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/td>\n<td><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>How I Became a Poet<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Initial Exploration<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWanted\u201d was the word I chose<br \/>\nfor him at age eight, drawing the face<br \/>\nof a bad guy with comic-book whiskers,<br \/>\nthen showing it to my mother. This was how,after my father left us, I made her smile<br \/>\nat the same time I told her I missed him,<br \/>\nand how I managed to keep him close by<br \/>\nin that house of perpetual anger,becoming his accuser and his devoted<br \/>\naccomplice. I learned by writing<br \/>\nto negotiate between what I had,<br \/>\nand the more distant thing I dreamed of.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Notebook Page 1<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-nbp1-842x1024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-12365\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-nbp1-842x1024-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-nbp1-842x1024-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-nbp1-842x1024-1-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-nbp1-842x1024-1-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Transcript 1<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-ovr1-842x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-12366\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-ovr1-842x1024-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-ovr1-842x1024-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-ovr1-842x1024-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-ovr1-842x1024-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Transitions and Structure<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Notebook Page 2<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-nbp2-831x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-12367\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-nbp2-831x1024-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-nbp2-831x1024-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-nbp2-831x1024-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-nbp2-831x1024-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Transcript 2<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-ovr2-831x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-12368\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-ovr2-831x1024-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-ovr2-831x1024-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-ovr2-831x1024-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-ovr2-831x1024-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Endings and Line Breaks<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; border: 1px solid #000000;\"><strong>Notebook Page 3<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-nbp3-826x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-12369\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-nbp3-826x1024-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-nbp3-826x1024-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-nbp3-826x1024-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-nbp3-826x1024-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; border: 1px solid #000000;\"><strong>Transcript 3<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-ovr3-826x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-12370\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-ovr3-826x1024-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-ovr3-826x1024-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-ovr3-826x1024-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/files\/2011\/05\/howpoet-ovr3-826x1024-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-6376\" data-postid=\"6376\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-6376 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image and audio objects for teaching the poem &#8220;How I Became a Poet&#8221; 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