“The Sacred”
by Stephen Dunn

After the teacher asked if anyone had

a sacred place

and the students fidgeted and shrank

in their chairs, the most serious of them all
said it was his car,

being in it alone, his tape deck playing

things he’d chosen, and others knew the truth
had been spoken
and began speaking about their rooms,

their hiding places, but the car kept coming up,

the car in motion,

music filling it, and sometimes one other person

who understood the bright altar of the dashboard

and how far away

a car could take you from the need

to speak, or to answer, the key

in having a key

and putting it in, and going.

Posted: April 21st, 2008 under journal entry.
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1. How does this work address, challenge, reflect and/or engage the assumptions about identity?
2. How does the media you chose affect how your identity is conveyed?
3. What challenges did you face while working on this project?
4. What surprises did you encounter?
5. How did you choose the identity you would represent?
6. Do you consider your project a successful representation?
7. What would you change about this project?

Posted: February 20th, 2008 under in-class activity.
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