Peer Response 2 Week 2

Jenna,

I admire the word play in this piece.  There are so many uniquely paired groupings that are awkward, yet, strangely familiar.  When I read the coupling of “plastic” and “silverware” I laughed a little to myself because there have been many times when someone has used the term “silverware” to refer to utensils of plastic.  Although it wasn’t too long ago when silver plastic ware appeared in Publix, it cracked me up.  In addition to admiring the word play, I really enjoyed the images evoked by these two lines, “cluttered by the bend of cardboard” and especially, “That sound--the one of denim pulled across a burlap textured office chair--spun and thrown to tile” because these images cause other sensory to kick in.  I almost felt the way I would feel if I heard “denim pulled across a burlap” when I read the line.  My insides cringed, slightly.  I do wonder what you could do with this if you expanded and contracted once more.  Then possibly throw it in a form and see what else becomes of it.