I am very excited about kicking off the semester in Creative Writing with the spoken word poetry unit.  I was extremely inspired by the videos of Sarah Kay and coverage of the Louder Than A Bomb competition that takes place in Chicago, Illinois.  Spoken word poetry is very similar to my favorite music genre, hip hop/rap.  I think it will allow me to compose a piece that is quite unlike anything i have written thus far.  I am looking forward to watching more videos of various individuals performing spoken word poetry, as it will no doubt open me up to a plethora of new ideas.