Category: Just Write
Found Poetry
I was recently challenged to work with new media and during the course of my exploration of that idea I rediscovered a really fun creative challenge – Found Poetry. According to Poets.Org, “Found poems take existing texts and refashion them, reorder them, and present them as poems. The literary equivalent of a collage, found poetry…
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Superpower vs. Kryptonite
This prompt is about exploring yourself. What is your superpower? I’m guessing you can’t fly or leap tall buildings in a single bound, but you do have some awesome powers. What in particular are you known for? What ability are you especially proud of? Spend some time writing about that specific ability or trait. Where…
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Tanka Poems
I admitted it to friends today and now I’m going public: Poetry scares me. I love to read it or listen to it, but writing it and workshopping it intimidate me. I don’t understand enough about how it works to really break down my poetry let alone someone else’s. However, just today a teacher in…
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