I was really drawn to the poem Grasshopper by Rick Barot. I feel that the first stanza pulls the reader into the poem and makes them wonder what is happening. I love the way he creates pauses using wide spaces in between words. I think that this allows a slightly longer period of time for the words to sink in and have an effect on the reader. My favorite thing about the poem is that the reader can tell what the poem is about without the speaker saying it. The words that the speaker uses aren't typical and cliché , yet the reader knows what is going on and can go follow the speaker's emotions as they go though the poem. I also really like the stanza that talks about how the poet is writing about her face, saying "her face a fall leaf parchment I am writing her face a love I am writing a parchment love the parchment I am writing." It makes me think of how the woman feels, the pain and emotions she is going though.