First Blog of the Semester

This is not only my first blog entry for the class, but my first blog entry ever! I've always wanted to start one, but I was just never sure of what the concept of mine should be. I have a cousin who does an album review blog that's very helpful when purchasing music and I have another friend who has been a writer for popular comics for many years and does a blog that explains his daily activities, upcoming projects and basically helps him connect with fans.

In this case my concept is easy to choose because it's for a class! I think I'm going to enjoy this because now I'll know what it's like keeping a blog and maybe finally start my own. I'm enjoying the class, it's honestly the one I was looking most forward to out of the 5 I'm taking this semester. I'm a communications major and have never taken only one other literature course in my years at St. Rose. It was called Re-writing Africa, so there's an obvious connection between that class and this one! That class was focused on stories by writers that were actually based in Africa however.

The Harlem Renaissance has always interested me from a musical standpoint, so it will be great to now venture into the literature. I have especially always wanted to read the works of Langston Hughes. Unfortunately the syllabis indicates that we won't get around to him until November, but I may take a look in his book of poems a little earlier than that. I've already read a few that have really caught my attention.

The two essays were a great introduction to the course. I now feel like I have a general idea of how the writers each looked at Harlem at this point in history, and they seem like two of the most reliable sources on the topic. As I've said I'm greatly looking forward to this class, it's not a major requirement for me but a lib ed requirement, but I really chose it out of recreation and my own desire to learn about something that interests me. Unfortunately I can't say that that was the reason I took too many other classes I've taken in college! That should prove to make this an especially refreshing experience. Until next time.

J