Poetry We Love DIRECTIONS: Now that we have read, annotated and discussed a few poems, you are responsible to find a published poem of your own that you find engaging or interesting for any reason. You must use the poetry database on EBSCO, poets.org, or poetryfoundation.org. The poem itself must be formally published and written by a fairly well-recognized author. It may be any length (up to one full page). Once you find your poem, create a three page power point slide show that includes: A clean copy of your poem (with author) A piece of artwork that you feel represents a theme in your poem An annotated copy of your poem (using Fiction Signposts) Be prepared to share your poem and the associated artwork with the class and read it aloud during our Poetry Slam.

Long Yearning- By Li Bai Long yearning, To be in Chang'an. The grasshoppers weave their autumn song by the golden railing of the well; Frost coalesces on my bamboo mat, changing its colour with cold. My lonely lamp is not bright, I’d like to end these thoughts; I roll back the hanging screen, gaze at the moon, a long sigh in vain. The beautiful person like a flower beyond the edge of the clouds. Above is the black night of heaven's height; Below is the green water billowing on. The sky is long, the road is far, bitter flies my spirit; The spirit I dream can't get through, the mountain pass is hard. Breaks my heart.

Long Yearning- By Li Bai Long yearning, To be in Chang'an. The grasshoppers weave their autumn song by the golden railing of the well; Frost coalesces on my bamboo mat, changing its colour with cold. My lonely lamp is not bright, I’d like to end these thoughts; I roll back the hanging screen, gaze at the moon, a long sigh in vain. The beautiful person like a flower beyond the edge of the clouds. Above is the black night of heaven's height; Below is the green water billowing on. The sky is long, the road is far, bitter flies my spirit; The spirit I dream can't get through, the mountain pass is hard. Breaks my heart.

Summary of Fiction Signposts Contrasts & Contradictions (character behaviors or mood changes directions) Where does the action or someone’s behavior change directions?  Words of the Wiser (someone gives advice or “words of wisdom”) What’s the life lesson? Aha Moment (character or reader has an important realization) How might this realization shape the meaning of the poem? Again & Again (repetition) Why does this keep happening again & again? Mood? Central conflict? Memory Moment (author or character reflects on a moment from the past) Why might this memory be important? Tough Questions (author considers big or tough questions about life) What does this question make me wonder about? Titles What does the title indicate is important in the poem? Beginnings and Endings What is the relationship between where the poem starts and where it ends?