The commonplace book was one of my favorite aspects of the writing and culture class. I believe that the commonplace book provides the best example of my evolution as a writer. First, the topics I chose to write about transitioned Read More
Common Place Book #10
“Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don’t know.” The Stranger – Albert Camus It cannot be denied that this is quite an opening by Albert Camus. First, anyone reading The Stranger for the first time would quickly be taken Read More
Common Place Book #9
“Then said the rich man, Speak to us of Giving.” The Prophet – Kahlil Gibran For anyone who is intellectually curious and would like to read about an easily lovable outlook on life, I highly suggest The Prophet, by Kahlil Read More
Common Place Book #8
“I’ve known rivers: I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins” – “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes Many aspects of the first stanza from Langston Hughes’s poem Read More
Common Place Book #7
“I have just finished the task of getting my things in some kind of order preliminary to packing for the long trip South. I noted that I say ‘finished,’ but that is not quite correct – I have just just Read More
Common Place Book #6
“Blackbird singing in the dead of nightTake these broken wings and learn to fly” – “Blackbird” The Beatles I have found that some of the best poets happen to be song writers. In all honesty, that seems to be what Read More
Common Place Book #5
“Although she feeds me bread of bitterness,And sinks into my throat her tiger’s tooth,Stealing my breath of life, I will confessI love this cultured hell that tests my youth” -Claude McKay “America” I should admit that I read this poem Read More
Common Place Book #4
“It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll,I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.” -“Invictus” William Earnest Henry In latin, Invictus means unconquerable. It is a fitting name for the Read More
Common Place Book #3
“101 So Far This Year” -ABC Phoenix I am not entirely sure that this is the correct use of the common place book, but I wanted to share this. 101. That is how many days that the high in Phoenix Read More
Common Place Book #2
“At the present moment it takes this form: If white men are to kill unoffending Negroes, Negroes must kill white men in defense of their lives and property.” – “The East St. Louis Horror” (1917) Hubert Harrison This sentence is Read More
