A Poem....About Ernest Hemingway
by: Presley Wilson
Ernest Hemingway was from Oak Park
In Illinois where he never saw anything like a shark
He later describes it as a town of "wide lawns and narrow minds."
And his parents were Clarence, a doctor, and Grace, a music teacher as we will find.
He is the second of six children of Grace
Who might have been emotionally in a weird place
She dressed him like a girl and his older sister as a boy
Like they were little toys
He ended up hating his mother, by the way. He was an excellent student athlete who
Boxes, plays football and writes for the school newspaper and yearbook, whoo-hoo!
He didn’t go to college but he worked as a writer with Kansas newspaper whos guidelines
weren’t very kind, and stuck with him through all of time
Use short sentences, short first paragraphs, and vigorous English, which he ended up
doing all his career, yup!
Another thing you will find a lot in his writing is themes of childbirth and fear of dying
"Indian Camp" is an example of his depressing stories that make you start crying
He Tried to join the American army but was rejected,
he helps the Italian army, and receives metal of bravery when he was hurt and affected
“a great sportsman - liked to portray soldiers, hunters, bullfighters - tough, at times primitive people whose courage and honesty are set against the brutal ways of modern society, and who in this confrontation lose hope and faith.”
Is a way to describe Hemingway, and how he wasn’t exactly safe
He does weird stuff, like brings his pregnant wife to watch a bullfight in Pamplona
to toughen up their unborn son, he never wants a daughter, like one named Ramona
Hemingway's first child, John "Jack" Hemingway, is born, Second son, Patrick
The third, Gregory, who changes it to Gloria when the fact that he’s a cross dresser clicks
This infuriates Hemmingway, he later joins the navy, gets a bronze star
But His father commits suicide, which probably made Ernest feel sad by far
He won the nobel prize: 1954
With 10 novels, 10 short story collections, 5 non-fiction works and probably more
(unpublished that is)
He had four different wives, im not sure but maybe one of their names was Liz
Suffering from depression, alcoholism, and physical ailments he commited suicide
And from this world he went bye-bye!
Presley, I really like that you wrote a poem about his life. It was a new way of writing about your author and it was super creative! I had no idea he killed himself, that stinks. You had a lot of fun facts that I would have never known about him! I love your post! Is there a site where I can find more information?
ReplyDeleteya, sorry i forgot to put that, it's http://www.ernesthemingwaycollection.com/About-Hemingway/Ernest-Hemingway-Early-Years.aspx
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ReplyDeletePresley, I really liked that you wrote a poem about your author. I especially liked the fact that it rhymed, which made it particularly funny. It's really cool because you incorporated things about his writing style. You really did make this poem entertaining and funny even though he killed himself in the end. The only thing I can think of is that it might have been a bit cooler if you came up with a creative title. Overall, I really enjoyed reading it though, from beginning to the end.
ReplyDeletePresley, this is adorable! I also had Ernest Hemingway, but I would never have even THOUGHT about doing a poem! It was super creative, funny, and it even rhymed! I loved it. You took plain, old facts and made them fun to learn. Great job!!
ReplyDeletePresley, I was scrolling through posts to comment on and yours immediately caught my eye. What a creative way to present facts about your author! We read "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway in 8th grade at Kinkaid, did you read it at your school? I really enjoyed it. Your poem was very informative and fun to read. The only suggestion I have is when you say "But His father commits suicide, which probably made Ernest feel sad by far," I got confused on if you were saying that committing suicide made Hemingway feel sad or if you meant to put his son Gregory's name.
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