Wed Feb 08 2012
Western Hills High School senior Barbara Gooding recites “Hate Poem” by Julie Sheehan in the second round of state finals for the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest. Gooding competed against 14 other high school students at the convention center Tuesday, including Frankfort High’s Carly Bolanos. Gooding took first place for the second year in a row and has earned an all expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the National Finals, April 26 through 27. She will compete for $50,000 in scholarships and school prizes. Last year, Gooding earned second place in the national finals, taking home $10,000 in prize money.
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Posted by Need4speed March 19, 2010
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Sorry, I hate the hate poem.
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Posted by Earthgirl March 18, 2010
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Why on earth her appearance is important is baffeling? Barbara, you are beautiful! And Lauren is right, Barbara's maturity and grace would overwhelm you, as it does the judges, if you ever have the opportunity to see her perform. I'm just glad she has the gumption to step on to that big, empty stage and share her talent. Yay Barbara!
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Posted by lauren.hill March 18, 2010
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Barbara also recited Preludes by T.S. Eliot and I Felt a Funeral in my Brain by Emily Dickinson. Her maturity and grace as well as her depth of understanding impressed the judges.
We are so proud of her! |
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Posted by Need4speed March 18, 2010
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I'm not criticizing the young lady, rather her choice of "poem" to recite. She would have been much better served by reciting something by Carl Sandburg or Robert Frost.("The Road not Taken" comes to mind)
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Posted by ddmom March 17, 2010
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You all are certainly welcome to have an opinion about a piece of literature. But why in the world would you criticize a local teenager advancing to a national competition based on her performance of a poem? Let's celebrate her success and wish her well as she has this amazing opportunity to represent Frankfort, KY in a national competition. Way to go, Barbara!
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Posted by realdeal March 17, 2010
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See, exactly the crap I'm talking about. How in the world did you come up with that Wapping?? I don't get anything about "sins" being acceptable and child molestation and political correctness out of that.
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Posted by Need4speed March 17, 2010
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How the heck did you get that???
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Posted by wapping57 March 17, 2010
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I read the poem. It seems to be a satire on the ability of the human race to come up with people who hate everything. It's part of the humanist, politically correctness run amok movement that has taken over our schools and entertainment. You can not dislike anyone for any reason and there is no such thing as sin. Well, maybe child molestation, otherwise, all previous "sins" are now acceptable and you are judgemental and prejudiced if you think anything else. No wonder our world is going down the tubes.
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