tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post4177405804085964397..comments2024-01-29T07:09:43.833-05:00Comments on Wild Rose Reader: Another Ring/Drum/Blanket PoemElaine Magliarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-42465841413673309882008-04-30T08:23:00.000-04:002008-04-30T08:23:00.000-04:00Thank you, Janet. I appreciate the suggestion and...Thank you, Janet. I appreciate the suggestion and will try it with soome students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-54846997057111663802008-04-29T10:45:00.000-04:002008-04-29T10:45:00.000-04:00Curly calamari rings: my favorite kind of rings! M...Curly calamari rings: my favorite kind of rings! Melina is a visual artist who has only recently begun to write poetry, and I think her talent for "seeing" comes through in this poem. Thanks for sharing your poem with us, Melina!<BR/><BR/>Jone: When I lead a poem-writing exercise in a school, I give the kids just five minutes to write the poem. The workshop takes 45 minutes, but much of that time is spent setting things up: I give examples, have us talk about our initial ideas, do a little doodling, talk about rhyme, off-rhyme, repetition, and rhythm...and then the kids have just five minutes to write. Almost 100% of them write a poem that fits the exercise. For the few who couldn't write anything down, I then offer a "start" that they can easily finish (so they'll leave the room with something). <BR/><BR/>I think it's easier to write a poem DRAFT in five minutes than it would be if you had the whole day. So, if you ever decide to tackle this exercise again, perhaps you can sketch some Dada-esque drawing depicting a ring, blanket, and drum in a scene, keep an eye on the clock for five minutes, and simply write a few lines to describe what you've drawn?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-3649161821839190262008-04-29T08:30:00.000-04:002008-04-29T08:30:00.000-04:00I love the line : "fried fish of scorched jade". I...I love the line : "fried fish of scorched jade". I get a real sense of Crete. This poem prompt has eluded me. I love these three words and yet have no poem. I think I will stop pursuing and maybe it will come to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com