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4/10:
Found Poems
4/11:
Acrostic
4/11:
Haiku
For the block days:
bring a copy of your favorite poem, a solid-color t-shirt that we can write
on, and your completed haiku and acrostic
You are going to create a "Found Poem," a poem created by searching for poetry hidden in unlikely places, like newspaper articles.
I chose this article from
the Travel Section of the San Jose Mercury News about the village of Assisi
in Italy. From “Assisi is filled with gentle reminders of a saint”
by Jim Jones for Knight Ridder Newspapers, http://www.sfbaytraveler.com/
We stood reverently gazing down at the brown robe inside a glass case. The garment, made of coarse material and patched in several places, had a familiar look, perhaps because it is said to have been worn by the beloved St. Francis of Assisi.Most visitors to Assisi are genuinely moved by the sight of this simple robe, symbolic of the remarkable life of St. Francis, a man born to an affluent family who gave up material wealth and became known as “God's Fool.”After a journalists' conference in Rome, three of my fellow religion writers and I had taken a sleek train to Florence. Once there, we checked into $50-a-night rooms at the Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception convent.Sisters of the convent told us this inexpensive rate included a curfew of 10:30 p.m. Sunday through Friday. On Saturdays, people staying in the convent are allowed to stay out until 1 a.m. We were also invited to attend the prayers and church services in the convent. Rising early the next day, we rented a car and drove south on modern highways cut through green Umbrian hills to the medieval hilltop town of Assisi. |
Here is my Found Poem:
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Acrostic: What’s in a name?
Visit this site: http://www.behindthename.com
to find out about the origin of your first name, then write an “ACROSTIC”
poem using the first letters of your first name. Try to incorporate
memories you associate with your name as well as anything new you’ve learned
about it! Here is an example of an acrostic poem:
Back to the TopHilarious, people say.
I don’t try to be, it just happens.
Lucky, I guess.
Always have a joke at the ready.
Ready to laugh, easily amused
You’ll never be bored, I promise.
Haiku
Haiku is a Japanese poetry form consisting
of three lines in a 5-7-5 syllable pattern. Example:
(5) On
a withered branch
(7) A crow has just alighted: (5) Nightfall in Autumn. |
Haiku traditionally makes reference to Nature or seasons and includes metaphor. For more information about Haiku, see: http://mikan.cc.matsuyama-u.ac.jp/~shiki/Start-Writing.htm |
Your Assignment:
Write a series of three Haiku. They
may all center around a theme or season, or a series of seasons.
Try to conform to the traditional style. Find pictures on the Internet
or in the clipart files which complement your Haiku.
The American Academy of Poets: Listening
Booth
http://www.poets.org
Poetry Daily
http://www.poems.com
Proejct Bartleby: Verse
http://www.bartleby.com/verse