Response to Concept: Wk 4; M, 9/2

Familiar places influence the way we write. They may shape our format, thoughts, or inspiration. In the chapter, "Poetry of Place", we are shown that these triggers usually come in places most familiar to us; or sometimes normal places with odd things. Hugo often had these triggers when visiting towns. He had the inspiration to write poems about towns that had certain peculiarities that no one could quite answer. These poems were interesting because he answered his own questions; he provided a story and rich history for these "triggering towns". Whenever we sit down to write a poem, we may easily be influenced by our personal settings. And, when we can not find inspiration, we can simply use the places we have visited as content for our poems. I find it interesting that Hugo took something as simple as a tree and turned it into an object of interest in an intricate poem.