A. Poetry slams. Listen to the following poems.

Eddie V “I didn’t write this poem for you”

Ariana Brown “Dear White Girls in my Spanish Class”

Vega y Brown hablan de sus habilidades y razones para hablar o escribir en español o no. Cada poema es muy personal y nos revela cómo el idioma español tiene una conexión íntima en sus vidas, aunque no siempre ha sido positiva.

Haz una comparación utilizando un Venn Diagram:

Actividad 1. Reflection.

It is obvious that each poet has different relationship with Spanish, based on how they performed each poem and their content. Write a 100 reflection on your own experience with Spanish.

• Does it resemble any of these poets?
• How are their experiences different from yours?