{"id":2762,"date":"2021-06-10T14:26:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T18:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=2762"},"modified":"2025-07-25T12:45:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T16:45:40","slug":"millennials-voices-poem-do-we-really-have-artistic-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-poem-do-we-really-have-artistic-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"[Millennials\u2019 Voices] Poem: Do we Really have Artistic Vision?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        [Millennials\u2019 Voices] Poem: Do we Really have Artistic Vision?\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Grace Perkunder<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"lines-are-scribbled-on-a-canvas\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lines are scribbled on a canvas<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"illustrating-the-page\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Illustrating the page<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"with-colours-and-shapes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">With colours and shapes<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"a-finished-piece\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A finished piece<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"it-is-colourful-and-abstract\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">It is colourful and abstract<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"it-appeals-to-the-eyes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">It appeals to the eyes<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"i-squint-my-eyes-and-try-to-write-a-story-in-my-mind-about-it\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">I squint my eyes and try to write a story in my mind about it<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"but-it-doesnt-answer-questions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">But it doesn\u2019t answer questions<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"or-ask-them\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Or ask them<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"it-shows-without-telling\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">It shows without telling<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"its-as-though-displaying\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">It\u2019s as though displaying<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"is-assumed-as-understanding\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is assumed as understanding<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"we-put-our-paints-away\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">We put our paints away<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"and-wash-our-brushes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">And wash our brushes<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"call-it-a-night\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Call it a night<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"someone-needs-to-put-their-hands-in-every-colour\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Someone needs to put their hands in every colour<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"to-feel-each-and-every-one\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">To feel each and every one<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"and-understand-how-they-look\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">And understand how they look<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"how-they-are-treated\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How they are treated<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"what-we-are-doing-wrong\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we are doing wrong<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"why-blue-is-considered-as-messy\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why blue is considered as messy<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"unkempt\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unkempt<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"why-red-gets-more-job-opportunities\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why red gets more job opportunities<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"displayed-disproportionately-on-television\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Displayed disproportionately on television<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"how-the-language-of-yellow\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the language of yellow<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"is-used-ironically-by-the-other-colours\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is used ironically by the other colours<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"to-sound-tough\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">To sound tough<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"to-make-jokes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">To make jokes<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"how-purple-is-a-mixture-of-red-and-blueand-its-okay-that-it-is-two-different-things\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How purple is a mixture of red and blue<br>\nAnd it\u2019s okay that it is two different things<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"but-people-cannot-comprehend-anything-beyond\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">But people cannot comprehend anything beyond<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"the-primary-colours\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The primary colours<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"we-paint-with-every-colour\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">We paint with every colour<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"but-without-realizing-it\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">But without realizing it<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"we-use-them-for-one-reason\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">We use them for one reason<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"and-then-hang-our-projects-on-the-walls\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">And then hang our projects on the walls<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"and-expect-admiration\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">And expect admiration<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"what-is-the-use-of-creating-art\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the use of creating art<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"if-we-do-not-dig-deeper\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">If we do not dig deeper<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"we-paint-whatever-lines-we-want\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">We paint whatever lines we want<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"without-thinking-about-how-we-paint-them\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Without thinking about how we paint them<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Representation of different racial groups is important. However, it is more crucial to focus on the ways people see and understand different races and how they are represented. My poem, entitled \u201cdo we really have artistic vision?\u201d, using the metaphor of painting, illustrates the way that representation of different racial groups can actively oppress them if not done in a progressive way. I have chosen poetry as the medium to express my ideas because I felt it is a powerful way to get my message across. I was inspired by the poem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems\/48989\/caged-bird\">\u201cCaged Bird&#8221;<\/a> by Maya Angelou, which was shared by the instructor in the \u201cMedia, Race and Ethnicity\u201d class. This poem inspired me with the way that it used something abstract to illustrate racial inequality. The poem refers mainly to painting, and the fact that often people think it is enough to simply talk about race or representation without thinking about the ways we portray these conversations within the media. I compare this idea to an artist completing a painting, but the painting itself not being finished before the artist stops working on it. It is also meant to point out the idea that simply representing all racial groups alone isn\u2019t enough, and that more must be done in order to ensure that their histories and their voices are being heard in a way that truly does them justice. Poetry has always been something that has spoken to me; an artistic form that allows me to paint a picture with my words. I chose to use words in hope to evoke a powerful message and display this message through a visual concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Grace-Perkunder-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2765\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grace Perkunder: &nbsp;Grace is a communications and media studies student at Carleton University. She has a passion for reading and writing and has published various pieces herself as well as through HerCampus Carleton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; By Grace Perkunder &nbsp; Lines are scribbled on a canvas Illustrating the page With colours and shapes A finished piece It is colourful and abstract It appeals to the eyes I squint my eyes and try to write a story in my mind about it But it doesn\u2019t answer questions Or ask them It [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[402,1,184,278],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-issue-7-reimagine-race","category-news","category-millennials-voices","category-special-issues"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":"nature-butterfly"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2762"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3425,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2762\/revisions\/3425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}