Poetry? More like...BLOWSetry! Heheheheh.

Currently, my "creative writing" course has got me mad. Because, despite what the name CLEARLY states, this is NOT a class about creative writing. It's a goddamn poetry class. Not a class that talks about poetry first to get your toes wet in writing fiction, mind you, EXCLUSIVELY poetry. 

Here, answer these questions about a poem I assigned you to read. 

Tell me what form of poem this is, even if the poem clearly doesn't fit into any of the defined types?

Modify a poem you've written to be usable as a spoken poem.

Write a poem that's a metaphor.

Write a poem that imitates a poet's style.

Write an "ekphrastic poem".

Drawing in the shape of a story? Oh, good, that sounds like the creative writing you came for-SIKE! That is ALSO about poetry!

I think what burns my ass the most is that these assignments imply that you had to be an avid poem-writer in your spare time to get the most out of this class. I don't know shit about writing poems! I don't even LIKE reading or writing poems! I like to read and write ACTUAL STORIES! That's what I'm good at! That's what I was excited to share! WHY DID YOU SUCKER ME IN BY CALLING THIS A CREATIVE WRITING COURSE? WHY DID YOU HAVE TO FUCKING LIE??????

Oh, and to add insult to injury, she keeps canceling class at the last minute.