And So It Begins...

Welcome to Pop Write World! This is an experiment in social networking, netiquette, reading, writing, and more! This blog site will be the hub for a network of blogs from Davidson County Community College reading and writing students. To access their sites, simply click on the links to the right.

The Backstory: What is Pop Write World?

Initially, I came up with “Pop Write” from "popular culture writing." Pop Write World (as a student blog experience) expands that focus to the things that populate our lives and our world. Advertisements, television shows, movies, comic books, the internet, ipods, cell phones, music, magazines, sports, etc.

All of these things are worth writing about— if only to help understand their hold on us.

But the more I thought about it, the more “Pop Write World” came to represent something bigger.

I went looking for definitions of “pop.” And for each one, I thought, “Yeah, that fits.”

Pop (verb):
to strike or knock sharply
to push, put, or thrust suddenly and often deftly
to cause to explode or burst open
to fire at
to take (pills) especially frequently or habitually
to open with a pop
to go, come, or appear suddenly
to escape or break away from something (as a point of attachment) usually suddenly or unexpectedly
to make or burst with a sharp sound
to protrude from the sockets
to shoot with a firearm

Pop (noun):
a sharp explosive sound
a shot from a gun
soda pop
pop fly
power to hit a baseball
a drink or shot of alcohol
apiece
for each attempt
father
population
popular
popular music
pop art
pop culture

And so, “Pop Write World” is more than just a blog.

It’s a place where our culture intersects with our words and pops!