April- poetry month. Where I'm From, a poem by George Ella Lyon, writer and teacher. “Where I'm From” grew out of my response to a poem from Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet (Orchard Books, 1989; Theater Communications Group, 1991) by my friend, Tennessee writer Jo Carson.
All of the People Pieces, as Jo calls them, are based on things folks actually said, and number 22 begins, “I want to know when you get to be from a place. ” Jo's speaker, one of those people “that doesn't have roots like trees, ” tells us “I am from Interstate 40” and “I am from the work my father did. ” In the summer of 1993, I decided to see what would happen if I made my own where-I'm-from lists, which I did, in a black and white speckled composition book. I edited them into a poem — not my usual way of working — but even when that was done I kept on making the lists.
The process was too rich and too much fun to give up after only one poem. Realizing this, I decided to try it as an exercise with other writers, and it immediately took off. Poetry Search, Page 1. Search took 0.0036 sec.
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Off the top of her head, she reeled off a number of poets under 40, whose work she’s “following with great hope.” Below, experience some of those poets for yourself. Sandra Beasley is a Washington, D.C. -based poet and author. Haiku Traffic Signs Bring Poetry To NYC Streets. If you're walking or biking around New York City this weekend you might look up at a busy intersection and see signs like these: John Morse/NYC DOT Traffic warning street signs written as haiku are appearing on poles around the five boroughs, posted by the New York City Department of Transportation.
The poems and accompanying artwork were created by artist John Morse. There are 12 designs in all, 10 in English and two in Spanish. "Poetry has a lot of power," Morse tells NPR's Scott Simon. Take, for example, these signs that urge pedestrians, drivers and bikers to walk, drive and ride responsibly: Accidents aren't funny, but Morse's artful treatment gets a serious message across in a powerful way. The bold colors and clever words take signs that would otherwise fade into the background into the forefront.
"There's a lot of visual clutter ... all around us," Morse says. 16-Word "So Much Depends Upon..." Poems. For this guided writer's notebook lesson, students learn to imitate Williams' 16-word poetry style--just as Jack does in Creech's novel--by applying the formula-poem to a topic from their own lives. Then, they continue practicing the form by applying it to history, science, and math topics and vocabulary words. Students ultimately create a notebook page that shares (and illustrates for) four original sixteen-word poems they have written and edited carefully. If you are using my Monthly Writer's Notebook Bingo Cards, this type of poem becomes a regular choice for writing after it is introduced in the month of October; you'll find it as an option for making "Bingo's" not only in November but also in many of the future month's cards.
Sharing the Mentor Text/Brainstorming: If you're reading Sharon Creech's Love That Dog as a whole-class novel, then you'll "kill two birds with one stone," as it were as you introduce the poem that inspired this writing assignment. B-Rhymes - The Rhyme and Slant Rhyme Dictionary. Zoom.gif (GIF Image, 640x252 pixels) Poetry Slam, Inc. Poetry as a Vehicle for Social Change. Skip to main content Login/Join You are here Home » Resources.
AP Poetry Terms. AP English Poetry Terms (Presented by Dennis Carroll of High Point University at AP Workshop) Listed and defined below are literary terms that you will need to know in order to discuss and write about works of poetry.
You are already familiar with many of these. l. alliteration- the repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds, normally at the beginnings of words. “Gnus never know pneumonia” is an example of alliteration since, despite the spellings, all four words begin with the “n” sound. Poetry.