4.4: Paul Pompa's "The Abuelita Poem"

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Directions

Here, you will find Paul Pompa's "The Abuelita Poem"

The poems are on a docx. file. I recommend either printing it our or annotating the digital copy on your computer, or taking notes on the story on a separate piece of paper.

Author's Bio:

While reading the poem, keep these questions/ideas in mind:

While reading this poem, reflect on what type of theme or message that jumps out to you?
List the themes
Then, begin to note and list the different use of poetic and literary devices in the poem
What about these devices makes you feel this way?
What does the poem mean to you??
What does this poem say about food, family, and culture?
How does the imagery in the poem make you feel?
How did the use of rhyme contribute/not contribute to the overall theme of the piece?
Did you like the poem? Why or why not?

Author's Bio:

PAUL MARTINEZ-POMPA studied at the University of Chicago and at Indiana University, where he received his M.F.A. in creative writing and served as a poetry editor for the Indiana Review. His chapbook, Pepper Spray, was published by Momotombo Press in 2006. His poetry has also appeared in After Hours: a journal of Chicago writing and art, Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, and Rhino. Some of his poems will be anthologized in two forthcoming books, The Wind Shifts: New Latino Poetry and Telling Tongues: A Latin@ Anthology on Language Experience. He currently teaches composition and creative writing at Triton College in River Grove, Illinois.- by Chicago Poets First Edition

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Essay Topic

As a reminder, your essay topic is:

Do a close read of the poem. What is one overall theme/message that you see in the text? What are the literary/poetic devices that you see that are enhancing said theme/message?

"The Abuelita Poem" by Paul Martinez Pompa.docx