Young based his second collection of poetry, To Repel Ghosts, on the life and art of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Base your own work of art on Young's “Chorale.” This work could be a painting of a scene from the poem (such as the narrator's “shivering bed”), a collage of the images found in the poem, or some other artistic presentation. As Young does not offer a wide variety of physical description, feel free to produce a work of art that provides an abstract interpretation of the poem.

Write a poem of at least twenty lines in the style of “Chorale” on the subject of destiny. You may want to answer questions such as the following: Where do you think your life or the lives of others might lead, romantically or perhaps professionally? How much control will you have over the course of events...