Ever
heard of a "Poetweet?"
"I think
that I shall never meet / A poem lovely as a Tweet..." (to paraphrase Joyce Kilmer)
Short and Simple:
"Poetweet"
(AND VERY TRICKY)!!
Since this is getting posted a
little later than usual today – let’s do something SHORT – however, don’t assume
it’s all that easy!! You’ll see.
Our ever-changing digital age continues to create new modes of communication. Have you heard of “poetweets” yet? It you are on Twitter then you may have, but if you haven’t ventured into “Twitter Land” yet, then it might be new to you.
What I love about limited poetry (those that are specific as to the number of words or syllables you can you use) is that they force us to “tighten things up.” The surprising thing is that, usually, when you manage to say what you mean with fewer words, it packs a lot more power.
According to the “Urban Dictionary” a “poetweet”
is a form of poetry which consists of exactly 140 characters. There is no
reference to rhyme or rhythm, only 140
characters exactly. All words must be spelled out, no short cuts such as
"ur" for "you are" or "b4" for
"before." And definitely no "lol"! Normal contractions are
allowed.
And
remember: Every single letter, space, punctuation mark
and/or number COUNTS as a “character” in this 140 character “poem” called a “poetweet”
Here’s the example of a poetweet offered in the “Urban Dictionary”: Of all the sights I see, there is none so beautiful as your shadow. Knowing you're near, and the sun is shining is enough for me. Beautiful. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=poetweet
It would be fun to come up with one and then share
it on Twitter ~ if you share this on Twitter you may use a backslash to indicate
a new line. But, again, REMEMBER that each backslash also counts as a character.
Here’s my attempt for 2016:
#NationalPoetryMonth has been such
fun/ It’s hard to believe it’s nearly done/ We’ve made new friends; written new
poems/ Get in the zone
EXACTLY
140 characters (including spaces, etc.) ~ in fact, I have already tweeted it:
The TRICKIEST part is getting 140
characters (INCLUDING spaces) EXACTLY – have fun!! See ya’ tomorrow. Our
journey through “National Poetry Month” is coming to an end. So, what can you
come up with today?
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not be used without my permission, other than sharing it as an example in a
lesson or to read it to someone. The same goes for any poems that are shared in
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They are the creative property of the person who writes them. These poems are
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Thanks so much!
Also, if you choose to post
your poems on your own blog ~ that’s awesome. But PLEASE don’t just copy and
paste my daily instructions, but rather post your poem on your blog or you FB
wall or wherever AND LINK BACK TO THIS BLOG POST for others to come here to
read the instructions. I’ve spent considerable time researching the poetry
forms and writing them up to share with you. Thanks for respecting my work.
3 comments:
So here is my Poetweet:
http://murph4slaw.blogspot.com/2016/04/in-praise-of-honey-badgers-poetweet.html
And here is another poem I wrote in case I didn't have time to write the Poetweet one:
http://murph4slaw.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-road-to-australia-abab-poem.html
(only it's ABCB instead.)
Day 28-Poetweet
Whenever we create anything, I wonder how alike it is to God's creations. We come close whenever we create a child. We are His creations, and we are glorious.
I had to redo it.
When we create anything, we wonder how it mimics God's creations. We come closest when we create life. How glorious are His works. Creation
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