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Slice of Life Story Challenge: 9 of 31
I had my post planned on the drive to school today. I was so excited that it would be written in the morning instead of evening. Then I arrived at school and my idea had flown the coop. So this … Continue reading
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Poetry Stretch: Ideogram
An ideogram looks at letters or numbers and tries to see what is in the shape. What do you see when you look at the letters? J hang onto the rope which swings over the lake O the shape of ripples … Continue reading
Poetry Stretch: Trees
Poetry Stretch over at The Miss Rumphius Effect is to write about trees. sakura trees line river bank pink clouds cry as earth shakes to readjust its axis mono no aware *mono no aware is the Japanese term for “an … Continue reading
Poetry Stretch: Moon Poems
Finally, time to respond to Tricia’s Poetry Stretch at The Miss Rumphius Effect. It’s been awhile. She inspired us with a Karla Kuskin poem, “Write about a Radish”. Here’s my attempt: we waited for moonrise atop the roof while the … Continue reading
Poetry Stretch: Sayings
For Poetry Stretch this week that we think about a saying and respond to it. My grandmother was famous for: “The hurrier you go, the behinder you get.” Today is Friday My mind says Wednesday Been racing around all week in … Continue reading
Poetry Stretch: Cento
Poetry Stretch at TMRE offers up a “cento” As described by The Teachers & Writers Handbook of Poetic Forms, it’s “a poem made entirely of pieces from poems by other authors. Centos can be rhymed or unrhymed, short or long.” … Continue reading
Poetry Stretch: Sijo
The Poetry Stretch this week is the Korean “sijo” The AHA site offers “More ancient than haiku, the Korean SIJO shares a common ancestry with haiku, tanka and similar Japanese genres. All evolved from more ancient Chinese patterns. Sijo is … Continue reading
2010 NaPoWriMo Day 29
Poetry Stretch is “eggs” this week. In reading the Ralph Fletcher book, Ordinary Things: Poems from a Walk in Spring, I decided to create a “found line poem” no better place than a stream* myriad insects stirring inside hidden egg … Continue reading
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2010 NaPoWriMo Day 20
The Poetry Stretch this week is “shoes”. who needs shoes afternoon walk barefoot toes grab sand as tide ebbs crab scuttles ahead sideways sole exploration
2010 NaPoWriMo Day 8
REVERSO! Poetry Stretch this week is based on the new Marilyn Singer’s book, Mirror, Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse. It is challenging. Here are my attempts adventurous readers checkout books in the library in the library books checkout adventurous … Continue reading
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Jone Rush MacCulloch 