Poetry Month has looked a bit different on our blogs this year, but I’m still glad we’ve respected authors and their copyrights by not sharing full poems without permission. As National Poetry Month comes to a close, I wanted to share a poetic form that felt fun and new to me.
I recently attended a poetry workshop at the library focused on newer forms. While many were unfamiliar and arguably interesting, quite a few felt too odd for my taste. When something becomes barely readable, like the form that relied on diagrammed sentences, it starts to defeat the purpose of poetry. I was especially lost with “Substitute 7,” where every noun is replaced with one that appears seven entries later in the dictionary. But I digress.
Nostalgia
I hope you read some kind of poetry you enjoy, or maybe even something that challenges you, today and every day!
I had forgotten about those things you are calling Cootie Catchers! I don't think we called them that, but I remember them being a lot of fun. I think your resulting poem is pretty darn good, but that is because your phrases are so good. In fact, it seems to describe me these days.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THIS! What a FUN concept - and a great way to get over the "hump" of writing poems (which most of us, of course, are far too inimidated to try doing). I adored Cootie Catchers as a kid and made them all the time. But never with such beautiful words. Your resulting poems are really wonderful, Bonny! XO
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Cootie Catchers - have not thought of them in years. Love your poems. And, yeah, my brain is scrambled these days......but I am hopeful and I NEED patience!!
ReplyDeleteI made a Cootie catcher for my little grandson this summer. I know I didn't put words in his since he can't read but for the life of me I can't recall what I did put under the flaps.
ReplyDeleteMy sister and I used to make them to tell fortunes with colors, numbers, and crazy fortunes under the flaps. Maybe you drew pictures?
Deletewe used to use those to figure out who our boyfriend match could would be. Our library does not offer this type of class, I'll have to check the surrounding libraries.
ReplyDeleteHa! I love the idea of using the "fortune tellers" as a prompt for poetry. I especially like the one about Patience and a scrambled brain. Somedays I feel like that.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason, this post never showed up in my feed, so I'm only just seeing it. I don't know if this is the best way to write poetry, but it sure is fun!
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