Iron Gwazi memorized a poem, without a copy of the poem present. i felt it was time to be that kind of guy. it was challenging because i am bad at memorizing things and the structure and grammar of this poem are strange. and also i did not have the poem on hand. i went back later to check my mistakes. i used memorization strategies i learned in the acting class i took my last semester of college. the poem from memory: Me up at does out of the floor quietly Stare a poisoned mouse still who alive is asking What have i done that You wouldn’t have i checked and my only mistake is the grouping of the last couple stanzas (yay!). discovering memorizing a poem really makes you think through Why the poet made each decision and their impacts and reverberations and ways in which they pet your fur backwards and why and so on. i think i recommend trying it? i get why people do it, anyhow. from here i’d like to get better at actually reciting this poem; i still have to stop and think about most of t...