Are you a
mad poet? Have you ever heard the
term? In reading Motorcycle on the
Sea of Tranquility, you will develop an intimate sense for its meaning. With each chapter, we watch members of the Sahagun family desperately follow their dreams, but when life gets in the way, "madness" often follows.
Yoli, the
main character of the novel, believes a streak of independence runs through her veins, and she
knows where she gets it. Her father came
to California with a dream and little else.
She idolizes her brothers quest for love and freedom. From what she writes in her journal, she
wants to be just like them.
In chapter
seven, she proudly tells her best friend Lydia, “We’re a family of made poets…”
This is what I think: Mad poets have their own
ideas. Mad poets have the courage to
speak up when others remain quiet. Mad poets know with passion and insight may
come sadness and disappointment, but that doesn’t stop them from writing. For mad poets, writing is freedom.
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