Blog #17 Irreversible Change (PC 57-58) - Final Blog

In chapter 57 and 58 of Poem Crazy Wooldridge says, "I write to catch myself...I exist when I write poems, I learn I'm larger than I thought...Where I end and where I begin, the boundaries of who I see myself to be, disappear when I'm writing poems."  She talks about "caterpillar poets"  and the concept of changing throughout life. She says she writes poems and they help with the awareness of life shifts from one place to another and sometimes it is like coming out of a cocoon.  I hope this semester you ventured out of your cocoon a few times with your poems.  For your final blog, I would like you to think about the practice from chapter 58 and some of the irreversible changes you have gone through and are currently going through.  Using your notes or a poem you created already from practice 58 create your final poem about an irreversible change ***** REMEMBER THIS IS YOUR FINAL BLOG AND IT IS DUE WEDNESDAY!

Blog #16 Dreamsense (ch 52 PC)

I love the idea of "dreamsense" which Wooldridge brings up in chapter 52 of Poem Crazy.  The idea that everything in our dreams appears to represent something part of ourselves is at the same time exhilarating and a bit scary.  She continues on in chapter 53 discussing being in "poem-drenched state of mind, where poems start coming to me in even in my sleep" and I love this phrase.  The imagery she creates with "poem-drenched state of mind" is one you shared with National Poetry Month and all of our poetry escapades. Both of these chapters have such great word phrases, I hope you jotted a few down in your word pool.  I love the place between awake and asleep and think it is where our mind can be free to create.  So for this week's blog take one of the poems you created or the idea for a poem you created in either chapter 52 or 53 practice polish it and then post it for your blog poem this week.*** REMEMBER THIS BLOG IS DUE FRIDAY!!!!!

Blog #15 Practice 38 of Poem Crazy

"Seek out children. Jot down what they say. We can find poems by listening, being a scribe and catching the words."  --Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge

If you do not have many children to listen to or the opportunity to be around small children, listen to some of the people around you and see if you can use some of the words your hear spoken.  You would be surprised about what comes out of some people's mouths.

Using your practice from chapter 38 in Poem Crazy create a final draft of your what children say poem and post it on your blog this week.

Blog #14 Poem to the Future

This week's blog assignment is to polish your poem you wrote to a future person.  It could be a future child, spouse, student, self, etc. The subject should be some sort of advice or knowledge that you hope this person will have and that you are helping to give them.  We took our inspiration from the two different poems we viewed in class.  I have attached those poems here as a reminder of your inspiration as you work to polish and post this week's poem.

Blog #13 Acrostic Poem

       This week's blog is based on chapter 26 of Poem Crazy.  Frank created his acrostic poem as a representation of himself, and just like Frank I want you to create your own acrostic poem of yourself.  Remember you are dynamic and should represent all sides of yourself just like Frank.

FRANK

Forceful
Raging
Angry
Nervous
Kind.

Coyote Poem Blog #12

For this week's blog work on polishing then post your coyote inspired poem from chapter 23 in Poem Crazy. 

Response Poem Blog #11

Last week we read and watched some different response poems.  This week I would like you to find a poem you like or that inspires you.  Post a copy of the poem here in your blog along with the poem that you wrote inspired by the poem you have chosen.