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The document discusses the challenges of self-expression and the fear of revealing one's inner thoughts, likening this struggle to the wildness of a tiger. It emphasizes the importance of skillfully bringing forth these 'wild words' rather than simply releasing them without care. The piece suggests that effective communication requires respect for the protective barriers that have kept these expressions hidden.

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The document discusses the challenges of self-expression and the fear of revealing one's inner thoughts, likening this struggle to the wildness of a tiger. It emphasizes the importance of skillfully bringing forth these 'wild words' rather than simply releasing them without care. The piece suggests that effective communication requires respect for the protective barriers that have kept these expressions hidden.

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GRADUATE STUDIES

Second Semester 2024


ELT 207 (Advanced Creative Writing)

Name: Ramirez, Rejean O.

ACTIVITY 4: Reaction Paper


Directions: Make your reaction paper on the topic, The School of Wildness.

THE SCHOOL OF WILDNESS

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”


–Maya Angelou

We desire for self-expression. But we also dread it, which is what confines our
speech. In addition to many other manifestations, the dread may show up as block
or apathy.
We worry about being shunned by our community if we push our head above the
parapet. We fear that if we release all that energy within, it would go on the
rampage and harm us or someone else. The tiger in the wild comes to mind.
What a magnificent creature he is. The prospect of looking him in the eye makes
us panic, but we long for a sighting.
At Wild Words, we do more than simply open the cage. That's not the finest
approach to express yourself.
The words will typically cower in the back of their prison, frightened by their
altered situation, if we do that. We are then confronted with either days of
looking at the blank page or our stuttering self on stage. Or we spit regrettable
words at people we care about the most. The person who unlocked their cage is
being attacked by that tiger.
No, there is a skill to bringing the inner vitality out and into shape. Instead of
increasing our resistance, we let something greater hold us. Out of concern for
our safety, we work with respect for the survival techniques (those symbolic bars)
that have kept those words in, frequently for years.
There are amazing methods (start here) for luring those wild words out and
creating a clear line of communication between the reader or listener and our real
selves, our characters, or the narrator.

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