I chose to do the poem Meanwhile by Richard Siken. I wanted to do a poem because I feel like poems can be interpreted differently by everyone. I also like the calming nature of poetry and how they rhyme slightly. It was fun reciting this poem and adding the sounds that go along with it like the trees in the wind, and dogs barking. For music, I used a piece of soft piano music that feels very fitting to use for the poem.

I was initially stuck on what poem I was going to use for the project I stayed up really late just researching different authors, and recording different poems but they never felt right. I eventually found Richard Siken, he is a poet, painter, and filmmaker. I was immediately drawn to this poem because it feels as if it’s telling a story of how repeatable days could be, and how sometimes your routine never changes. Though at the end of the poem it seems like it is telling you to follow your dreams you say quietly.

by Liz