Sunday, April 1, 2012

National Poetry Month - Let's Write Poetry

Hopefully you know that April is “National Poetry Month” and last year I described a poetry form, posted an example and gave you a challenge to write your own. We had so much fun so it. I hope you fill your month with poetry but I may not post a poetry challenge every day this time. You can always go back to the April posts from 2011 for ideas if you want to. Life is so busy around here these days that it's hard to say how many posts I'll get to this month. But, it's all good!! 
Try to write a poem a day -- (or even just a thought, a blog, whatever) - but there are SO MANY KINDS OF POETRY out there, that we could easily write a DIFFERENT style of poem each day. I’ve done this with my creative writing students and it was a blast! It was amazing to see what they came up with. 

I thought it might be fun to post any poems I come up with here on my blog - you are welcome to do the same in the comments (or fire up your own blog)! Everyone should remember common courtesy - if someone writes something/anything - THEY ALSO OWN THE COPYRIGHT TO IT THE MOMENT THEY WRITE IT - so don't go using something you read here that someone else has written unless you give them proper recognition (and better yet, seek their permission to use it). Always include the name of the author of any story, poem, blog post or anything that you share. Thanks. [Drives me crazy when I read something wonderful that is flying through everyone's email and no one bothered to include the author's name]. :)

Feel free to share your creations. You might really surprise yourself!!
FYI ~ do a search and find out what’s happening in your neck of the woods or simply, what’s happening online.
Since I live in AZ ~ this one interests me (although it’s the same weekend as our family reunion so I can’t go but some of you other AZ folks might make it):

I’ll feature other poets and their blogs and/or websites as we go along and if you just want some basic info or some fun ideas and resources on National Poetry Month, go here:
So, this will be fun!!! WHO'S IN????

Let’s write a couplet:  Let’s start with a couplet like we did last year just because it’s late and they are short and sweet. Here is the form for a couplet:
A couplet is a two-lined verse. Both lines rhyme and usually have a rhythm to them.
Try expressing your complete thought in two mid-sized poetic lines. The last words should rhyme. It can be spiritual or silly – couplets are great to write for children or with children.

It is possible to string a bunch of couplets together to create a longer poem, but for our first day – just try one 2-line couplet.
Here’s a couple that I wrote as an example: 
Writing this little assignment
Puts my nose out of alignment.
                               © 2011 by Stephanie Abney

Turning, twirling, all around,
The music stops and we sit down.
                               © 2012 by Stephanie Abney

Did you think of a couplet? Just look around and think on an object or an emotion and give it a shot!! YOUR TURN!!!!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

What fun Stephanie! Here's mine. Keep in mind though it's been a long day and it's late.

Today was General Conference Day
A day to listen, learn, ponder and pray.

Mary in Naples

Erica said...

What? What's that you say?
Write a poem everyday! eh,okay.

gloria JOHNSON said...

Writing poetry sounds like fun but, first I must contact my son.

Heidi L. Murphy said...

I missed the first poetic try
I hope it's not extremely dry

There you go, I've had my say
I hope you have a perfect day!

Vicki said...

What you said about making it rhyme,
has got me in a tizzy at this time!

Carolyn Twede Frank said...

How fun. I'm already doing this and I didn't even know it was national poetry month. I'm doing it as part of the A to Z blogging challenge, which I'm writing a poem for every letter of the alphabet and posting them everyday of the month. Check it out at www.franklycreative.blogspot.com

Anna Arnett said...

What fun. Do we follow your form each day, or can we branch out on our own?

I'm wondering how short a couplet can be, and wishing I could remember who that great poet was who penned what I think of as "FLEAS" with "Adam / Had'em." Oh, I just found it. Strickland Gillilan was the author. And he had a long title: "Lines on the Antiquity of the Microbe."

Maybe I could get even shorter, and with booth lines and title:

MY FAVORITE WAY TO TRAVEL
I
Fly.
Could I call that spondee monometer?