Hannah's Literary Moments

 Reedy's Galaxy (Memorization of Literature)
In High school, my creative writing teacher asked us to memorize Vern Rutsala's poem "Reedy's Galaxy." I was amazed at the way the poem felt when I was readying it, the pace perfect for any moment of stress. I still recite the poem today in my head in moments of need. 

"The Latehomecomer" (Reading Literature Privately)
My freshman year at BYU I took an anthropology class and I felt as if my thinking and view of other cultures became much more clear and accepting. This is mostly due to the book "The Latehomecomer" by Kao Kalia Yang. I felt a connection to the way she expressed her upbringing and struggles in life, ones that I had never considered an immigrant to face as the live in the United States. 

Letter from Home (Literary Letters)
When I was serving my mission my older sister got married. I was pretty sad about it because we were really close and had always talked about how I would be the maid of honor at her wedding. Anyways, about a week after her wedding she wrote me a letter all about the wedding and reception and the detail and word choice made me feel like I was there and I was so thankful. 

Les Mis (Theatrical Experience)
My senior year of high school I travelled to New York with my mom and sister. We decided to see a musical on Broadway and chose "Les Mis." I had never been a fan of theater or musicals so I wasn't expecting much but during the performance I was brought to tears by the many emotions it brought. 

Poetry (Creatively Composing)
I've written a lot of creative writing but I remember once writing a poem about how weird it felt coming home after being at college for a year. I felt like I was able to articulate how i felt before I really knew how I felt. 

Poetry Slam (Literary Envy)
In November I went to the Saturday Night Slam Series here at BYU. The last girl the read spoke about her experience being multicultural and feeling out of place. She was so good and I was amazed.