October
October is
when night guzzles up
the orange sherbet sunset
and sends the day
to bed
before supper
and
October is when jack-o’-lanterns
grin in the darkness
and
strange company crunches
across the rumple of dry leaves
to ring a doorbell.
October is
when you can be ghost,
a witch,
a creature from outer space…
almost anything!
And the neighbors, fearing tricks,
give you treats.
Bobbi Katz, "October" from Once Around the Sun. Copyright © 2006 by Bobbi Katz. Reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Katz, Bobbi. "October." Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation, 2006. Web. 10 Sept. 2014.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/241878
Even though Halloween is celebrated globally, October really reflects the author's cultural perspective because of the setting. Katz is American, so this poem is connected with the American perspective of Halloween. The setting includes "dry leaves," which implies it is a part of America with a season change from summer to fall. Also, the word "supper" is used, so I assume it's in the southern states. October is reflecting Katz's southern culture perspective of Halloween.
I chose to read and comment on this poem because autumn is my favorite season, and Halloween is my favorite occurrence in autumn. I connect with this poem because I enjoy dressing up and going trick-or-treating.
I really enjoyed this poem, it was a nice choice. Fall is my favorite season also so I really connected with this poem
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