Anna Dasgupta - Mid-Term Assignment
Response to Prompt No. 3 - Repetition
Response to Prompt No. 6 - Visual narrative based on daily commute
Response to Prompt No. 8 - Visual narrative based on interaction of three friends
Small Talk
Hey man, I hope you’re well!
Thanks for asking, friend!
I’m better than well I’m swell.
Hey man, I hope you’re well!
Geez, kinda wanna kill myself,
(On the ground, a single empty shell)
Hey man, I hope you’re well!
Do you hear these pimples,
Sounding my vanity’s death knell?!
Hey man, I hope you’re well!
Meh, just insecurities and anxiety,
A cute container for a mobile hell.
Hey man, I hope you’re well
GEEZ LOUISE! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO YELL
THIS IS THE WRONG NUMBER
THE WELLES MOVED OUT A LONG TIME AGO.
An E-Mail to Nirvana
Please find attached in this mail, an extension
Of a human, part divorced and part attached.
Corporate office corporate pretension,
PFA middle class compulsions unmatched.
Life has to be more than just this detention,
From sadness, I must learn how to be detached.
I will swallow life, never mind the bellyache,
Wait, I will be right back after my smoke break.
I liked the poem titled "small talk". It is just so different. I like language of the poem. Keep writing.
ReplyDeleteAlso the first graphic response, is quite interesting. one because it is relatable. second is how you have showed the zoomed phone screen and the metro. Basically the visuals, I felt are well presented.
Thank you for your comment, Swati! V. kind of you! With the comic the phone screen panel is the way it is because I was trying to draw the entire comic from my own perspective, thanks again!
DeleteAnna, you are such a pro at graphics! I loved it mannn! The zoomed visual of cellphone having a picture clicked in real-time is superb. Also, is it Vikram Sir in last two panels? :P If yes, he's aptly portrayed. The poem "An Email to Nirvana" is so crisp & short yet extensive (when you try to figure out the meaning) that it just blows up your mind. I really want you to present your thoughts here about this poem in detail.
ReplyDeleteGreat efforts! :)
Chayanika! Hardly a pro but I do enjoy making comics a lot. It IS Vikram Sir! I am so glad you noticed it, this happened in his class last semester :D
DeleteThoughts about 'An E-mail to Nirvana' includes a little bit of regret at having named the poem that! I say that because the last line says "be right back", which is the language of instant messages and not e-mails, sigh! The poem is about a person who can be counted as a 'working-class hero', somebody who does what they do to support their family or lifestyle. They may not necessarily hate their job and they may do it for the great pay but it may come at the cost of feeling miserable. It is also based on the little knowledge of meditation i have. While meditating is about observing your breath it also talks about how one must be a detached observer of all happiness and sadness in order to make peace with life as it is, which is very difficult to do. I tried to show that in the last two lines though, where while the narrator is willing to "swallow life", he/she gets distracted by their material need to go and smoke!
Many thanks for this comment, Chayanika ! :D
Hey! I love your poem "small talk". The casual yet meaningful language, really worked for me.❤️ Keep writing.
ReplyDeleteOh, your graphics too, amazing! The detailing,the precision, the colour choice, is wonderful. The amount of effort you've put in is clearly visible. ❤️
ReplyDeleteHi Prachi! Happy that you liked 'Small Talk'! Thank you for saying that about the comics! I really appreciate it :D
DeleteHi Anna, I don't know why but the caps lock at the end of "Small talk" made me vision a pissed off, old English lady talking into an outdated model of a home telephone 😂 It was hilarious for me. I loved the detailing you put in your visuals especially with the zoomed in image on the mobile screen. Fab idea!
ReplyDeleteWhile looking at your coloured panels, I am also able to see the artist in it (solely because I know you). And I think it’s brillian when the reader/viewer can relate in that manner.
ReplyDeleteWell drawn! :’)
Anna, your illustrations are good and calming! I really liked the narratives you presented. They make you go through so many emotions and I go back to them again and again. I read the strip again and again.The detailing part of the background is what amazes me so much and that is another reason why i like these so much.
ReplyDeletereally very good*
Deletei really liked the visual narrative. The cartoons are really well made.
ReplyDeleteI love your poem 'Small Talk'! And needless to say, I am a fan of your comic strips!
ReplyDeleteHi Anna!
ReplyDeleteYour comic strips were an absolute delight to read! Small talk is a fun poem, with its use of the slangs. There's a poem by Guante of the same title which tries to highlight the need to move beyond small talk in casual conversation. I think you might like it!