"I understand the killings in Connecticut. I know why he pulled the trigger..."
Yes, poetry is dangerous.
Have a happy New Year.
- SF student suspended over Connecticut poem (ABC San Francisco News)
- Courtni Webb suspended after writing poem about Adam Lanza (KSDK)
- Courtni Webb, San Francisco High School Senior, Suspended For Writing Poem About Sandy Hook Shooting (Huff Po)
- High school student defends poem on Sandy Hook shooting (MSN Now)
2 comments:
Wow. Suspension seems a bit harsh.
What's frustrating about "news" stories like this is that they focus on the most explosive aspects of the poem, and don't allow readers to view the whole piece. So these two lines, which the student accuses the school of taking out of context, are further perpetuated out of context by the reporters, and this becomes a trumped up story about not much at all. Pausing on some of the over the shoulder shots, one can read the poem, and recognize that, like a lot of high school writing, it's so surface level and abstract that it can be interpreted any way the reader wants it to be--a threat, a critique of society, etc.
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