Then again, today he has taken my hand and held it tightly, and that is no small thing.
Migrations, Charlotte McConaghy
There is a universe between our bodies.
Then again, today he has taken my hand and held it tightly, and that is no small thing. Migrations, Charlotte McConaghy I lie in the sea and feel more lost than ever, because I'm not meant to be homesick, I'm not meant to long for the things I have always been so desperate to leave.
It isn't fair to be the kind of creature who is able to love but unable to stay. Migrations, Charlotte McConaghy What has the speaker of the poem discovered about him or herself? What happened in the speaker's life that broadened his or her perspective? [italics in original]
"The Truth" and "first time": Two Prompts That Invite Emotion and Reflection, Sarah Dohrmann, in Spellbound: The Art of Teaching Poetry, Edited by Matthew Burgess Write "reVISION" on top of the list. Ask why the VISION is capitalized.
A Dramatic reVISION: Reviving Revision through Storytelling and Poetry, Caron Levis, in Spellbound: The Art of Teaching Poetry, Edited by Matthew Burgess Ask someone not participating in the Factory Poem to read aloud, sing, tell a story, or play the radio while everyone is writing their Factory Poem. Some of the distractions might end up in the poem.
Beatbox and Other Experiments: A List of Poetry Prompts, Todd Colby, in Spellbound: The Art of Teaching Poetry, Edited by Matthew Burgess |
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