Thursday, March 2, 2017

Chapter 5 Poem Crazy -Blog #7

I loved this chapter! It was wonderful when she discovered the boy she was dating was e.e. cummings' s grandson.  It was also extremely tragic. A little more on e.e. cummings if you are interested.
I think what I liked best about this chapter of poem crazy was the idea that, "Some of our most important discoveries are made when we're not looking."  This is such an important idea...to notice things and yet not force them, it is when we allow the natural flow to envelope us that we discover the greatest joys.


So most of you have already done the first assignment from this chapter, finding the an e.e. cummings's poems to share, and hopefully begun doing the rest of the practices.

1.  Let a poem write itself as your pen writes itself... try breaking up words... lul
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2. Draw your name using colored pencils...have fun with it!

3.  Turn over a stone...describe what you see? Anything unexpected?

4.  Notice three new things and write them down.  They can be about a face or something else that is extremely familiar to you, maybe a stuffed animal or pet.

5.  Write a series of images without stopping.

6.  Give an idea a color.  Example: purple peace.

    
                                             Have fun and play with words!!!!

Your assignment for this week's blog will be to use e.e. cummings, who is know for playing with syntax, structure and grammar in his poetry, and your practice as inspiration, create a poem that plays with words, structure and syntax. REMEMBER HAVE FUN, be unexpected.
This blog will be due next Tuesday.

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