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Normally, I write a lot. I handwrite my comments and feedback to my students daily as well as take notes, writing them on a beautiful array of Post-its in all shapes and sizes. However, due to this pandemic, I haven\u2019t been writing much at all. My laptop has become my preferred mode of writing, which I hadn\u2019t really thought about until now. I found this task to be quite challenging in some aspects, such as writing stamina. I had to take a break often to stretch out my fingers and hands and actually had a small indent where my pen rested once I was done. The actual writing of words though was something that came easy to me. Poetry is a love of mine and has been something I\u2019ve practiced for many years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I actually only made one mistake, in which I opted for my whiteout tape, then pressed too hard when rewriting, so it looks a bit off. To be completely honest, I went slow. Very slow. The 507 words I wrote took me almost 2 hours to complete. I wanted to choose my words wisely and thought about them a lot before I put them down on paper. I think if I had been using a pencil it would have been slightly different in that I may have gone faster, but I\u2019m not quite sure. As a teacher, when I write on the whiteboard or provide feedback to my students I have to make sure that what I\u2019m writing is not only legible, but the words I choose are done carefully so that the point I\u2019m trying to make is clear. I think I tend to do this when I write personally as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I think that the most significant difference between writing by hand and using mechanized forms of writing is there is a certain aspect of ownership over pen to paper that you may not feel when it\u2019s computerized. That feeling of receiving a handwritten note or letter is much different than an email and I think the same feeling applies here. I believe it\u2019s speedier to not write by hand, and there can be fewer grammatical errors, but there\u2019s just something about a pen in my hand that feels right. For me, it would depend on the situation for which mode I would prefer. For example, I\u2019m not writing a 20-page paper by hand!<\/span><\/p>\n ***I also wanted to share my poem in a video format because I truly believe that the impact of what I was writing needed a verbal outlet.<\/p>\n