I am not a big poetry writer, but I do enjoy to read them. This exercise in writing our own poems was interesting because you can use any idea and turn it into a poem. I always shy ed away from the poetry writing knowing there are so many varieties, and with that comes guidelines. All those rules were not inviting to give me the confidence to have fun and write poetry.
The wrecking the first person poem did have guidelines. We had to write in the first person, share an experience, use the planets, a color, an exclamation point, foul word, and include someone famous. These were fun topics to work with in a poem. It gave us the writer an opportunity to reflect on our lives and add some fantasy to create a poem. The second poem was something that interested us, yet it also informed the reader of our interest in a different form. It would be great if magazines would use poetry in there advertisements to sell their products that would be a fun change in the typical stereotype of communication. The similarities are that all poems will carry some type of message or provoke a certain feeling. The differences I noticed takes place in the style of writing the poem (meter, figurative language, sonnet, alliteration, etc).
I would be confident in trying these choices with students. The wrecking the first person poem is an easy introduction to gain every ones interest. The manner in which poetry or any subject is introduced to students is important. The first exposure on a subject always makes an impact on the result. I learned not to be afraid to write poetry. I was happy with the outcome of my poem and would write more in the future. I also enjoyed the sharing of everyones peoms in class and learned different ways to deliver poetry. There is so much talent.
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It is amazing to read all of the different styles of poetry, and the infinite number of topics they focus upon. The assignments we had in our class illustrated this beautifully. Each person wrote a unique poem, on completely different topics. I think many people feel the same way you do about poetry, because they feel restricted by rules. It is important to realize that poetry can vary, and, while there are very specific rules for some forms of poetry, there are also styles of poetry that aren’t bound by rules. Having students write poems like the poems we wrote is a wonderful idea, as is sharing them in class. Sharing my poem has given me more confidence in reading my poems for others. It also gave me a better insight as to the meaning and tone of poems written by the other students. This was something I didn’t get when I read the poems online. Hopefully when you use this technique in your class, more students will learn to appreciate poetry.
I tend to dislike writing in this context because of all the rules as well. That really turns me off when creativity has to be consciously rigid and I find that tends to stifle my creativity, plus I absolutely hate counting syllables.
I personally liked the found poem best because it got really really weird and it was kind of fun to mess around with the way it looked. Plus I just really like being out there in terms of things like this.
I can attest you are right about how introducing students to poetry will affect everything afterward. Looks like I will have to suck it up and act excited when I talk about it to students. Sigh.
I believe that we share the same attitude towards trying these exercises with our future students. It is true that we have to follow guidelines when it came to wrecking the first person, but we also had an opportunity to be creative. I think it was a fun activity. Sometimes it is good to have rules and guidelines, that way we (or students) dont go out of track writing poems that are out of place.
I personally liked the found poem better, because it is fun researching without looking for any academic backgrounds.
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