1. Free Verse Poetry Tatiana Cortes Myle Murphy Samantha Watts

2. What do you think free verse poetry is?

3. Can free verse poetry even be defined?

4. Questions Where is the genre used? Free verse poetry can be used in any context and situation. It can be found in many formats, some of which we will discuss further. What is the interaction it accomplishes? Communication of ideas and thoughts Self-expression Who uses the genre and to do what? “Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.” -Plato

5. Questions What subjects does the genre discuss? Free verse can encompass any subject. What relationships does the genre suggest? Free verse poetry encourages creativity and thinking outside of the box. Readers and writers need to keep open minds when dealing with free verse poetry. What roles does the genre suggest for participants? Who decides if a poem is free verse or not? The reader or the author?

6. Novels Burned by Ellen Hopkins Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

7. Street Art “Poetry is eternal graffiti, written in the heart of everyone.” –Laurence Ferlinghetti

8. Literary Works Shape of the poem How should it be read?

9. Performance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBV5G0a74sc

10. Social Media Twitter Facebook Status Post Secret To what extent can social media be considered free verse poetry?

11. In the classroom… Is free verse poetry relevant to your future classrooms? How will you teach free verse poetry? Will you even teach free verse poetry? How helpful will it be to encourage your students to write poetry in free verse?