Poetry

The Parts of Poems Stanza – Groups of lines, separated from one another with line breaks he saw in the field discrete groups of cows empty extensions of concepts in the field (he thought) (nevertheless in the end they were cows) he thought. (from “A Calculus of Boundaries” by Rolando Sanchez Mejias, translated by Mark Weiss) Line – A single line of poetry Line Break – when a line of poetry ceases to extend, and a new line starts End Stop Enjambment – A purposeful line break that is meant to cause suspense and surprise at the beginning of the next line That's my last Duchess painted on the wall, Looking as if she were alive. I call That piece a wonder, now (from “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning)

What is Poetry by John Ashberry The medieval town, with frieze Of boy scouts from Nagoya? The snow That came when we wanted it to snow? Beautiful images? Trying to avoid Ideas, as in this poem? But we Go back to them as to a wife, leaving The mistress we desire? Now they Will have to believe it As we believe it. In school All the thought got combed out: What was left was like a field. Shut your eye, and you can feel it for miles around. Now open them on a thin vertical path. It might give us – what? – some flowers soon?

Making the List List the first 10 school appropriate words that come to mind when you hear the word poetry.

Writing the Poem Now, with your list, create a poem utilizing the template (highlight your words)  Mr. Gathman made an example using his list: 1.She/Her 2.Cliché 3.Pain 4.Ginsberg 5.Rhyme 6.Xanadu 7.Fire 8.Iowa 9.Nature 10.History Poetry to Me a poem must ____________... but can’t ______________... it should ______________... and then ______________... without ______________... it will ______________... before ______________...

History by Tomaz Salamun Tomaz Salamun is a monster. Tomaz Salamun is a sphere rushing through the air. He lies down in twilight, he swims in twilight. People and I, we both look at him amazed, we wish him well, maybe he is a comet. Maybe he is punishment from the gods, the boundary stone of the world. Maybe he is such a speck in the universe that he will give energy to the planet when oil, steel, and food run short. He might only be a hump, his head should be taken off like a spider's. But something would then suck up Tomaz Salamun, possibly the head. Possibly he should be pressed between glass, his photo should be taken. He should be put in formaldehyde, so children would look at him as they do foetuses, protei, and mermaids. Next year, he'll probably be in Hawaii or in Ljubljana. Doorkeepers will scalp tickets. People walk barefoot to the university there. The waves can be a hundred feet high. The city is fantastic, shot through with people on the make, the wind is mild. But in Ljubljana people say: look! This is Tomaz Salamun, he went to the store with his wife Marushka to buy some milk. He will drink it and this is history.

FREEDOM AND PERSECUTION POETRY PROJECT Introducing your

Teaching the Ape to Write Poems by James Tate They didn't have much trouble teaching the ape to write poems: first they strapped him into the chair, then tied the pencil around his hand (the paper had already been nailed down). Then Dr. Bluespire leaned over his shoulder and whispered into his ear: "You look like a god sitting there. Why don't you try writing something?"