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Our poem for Day 12 is  Read through the poem 3-4 times (preferably out loud).  What feeling/tone do you get from the poem?  What is it about?  What poetic elements do you notice happening in this poem?  Annotate and make sense of this poem. Prompts: Write a poem about what matters in life. What gives life meaning?  From  Winter Tangerine :  "Write a letter to your childhood best friend." And finally, from  Writer's Digest : "For today’s prompt, write a control poem. That is, write about having control, losing control, or sharing control with others. Of course, I expect at least one person to mention the control key on keyboards. And well, y’all always surprise me, because I can’t control which direction everyone is going to go with this prompt. Remember: These prompts are just springboards; you have the freedom to jump in any direction you want. In other words, it’s more important to write a new poem than ...

Our poem for Day 10 is "Ars Poetica" by José Olivarez.  Read through the poem 3-4 times (preferably out loud).  What feeling/tone do you get from the poem?  What is it about?  What poetic elements do you notice happening in this poem?  Annotate and make sense of this poem. Prompts today: Write a poem that with a series of questions and answers like Olivarez does. From  Winter Tangerine : "Write an Ars Poetica from the point of view of the poem rather than the poet."  An Ars Poetica is a poem that explains what the poem is. I know, very meta.  From  Writer's Digest  prompt is: "For today’s prompt, take the phrase “The (blank) Who (blank),” replace the blanks with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles include: “The Runner Who Walked,” “The Scientist Who Decided to Make a Monster,” “The Poet Who Loved Me,” and/or “The Teacher Who ...

Our poem for Day 10 is "We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks.  Here is a cool video of the author reading the poem. Read through the poem 3-4 times (preferably out loud).  What feeling/tone do you get from the poem?  What is it about?  What poetic elements do you notice happening in this poem?  Annotate and make sense of this poem. Prompts: Write about who the cool kids are, what the cool kids do, what will happen to the cool kids.  From  Winter Tangerine : "You wake up and there is another you in your room. What to they want?" And from  Writer's Digest : " For today’s prompt, write an ekphrastic poem. An ekphrastic poem is one that’s inspired by a work of art, whether that’s a painting, photograph, sculpture, or some other creation. Choose one (or more) to prompt your poem today."  This is one of my favorite Frida Kahlo paintings called "Girl with Death Mask (She Plays Alone)". Use this or the link in Writer...

Our poem for Day 9 is by Robert Frost.  Read through the poem 2-3 times (preferably out loud).  What feeling/tone do you get from the poem?  What is it about?  What poetic elements do you notice happening in this poem?  Annotate and make sense of this poem. Prompts: Write about the end of the world (I know, dark). From Winter Tangerine :  And from Writer's Digest : "W rite a future poem. The future is a never ending well of worry for some. Others harbor a great deal of optimism. Still others see a mixture of awesome flying cars and terrifying robot overlords. Regardless of your outlook, I hope there’s a poem in your very near future. Remember: These prompts are just springboards; you have the freedom to jump in any direction you want. In other words, it’s more important to write a new poem than to stick to the prompt."

Our poem for Day 8 is by Kamau Daáood. Read through the poem 2-3 times (preferably out loud).  What feeling/tone do you get from the poem?  What is it about?  What poetic elements do you notice happening in this poem?  Annotate and make sense of this poem. Prompts: After reading  Daáood's poem, write your own poem celebrating Los Angeles.  Our  Winter Tangerine  Prompt: "Write a love-letter to a monster of your own making." And from  Writer's Digest : " For today’s prompt: Write a lucky poem and/or… Write an unlucky poem. Remember: These prompts are just springboards; you have the freedom to jump in any direction you want. In other words, it’s more important to write a new poem than to stick to the prompt."

Our poem for Day 7 is by Carl Sandburg. Read through the poem 2-3 times (preferably out loud).  What feeling/tone do you get from the poem?  What is it about?  What poetic elements do you notice happening in this poem?  Annotate and make sense of this poem. Prompts for today: Inspired by Sandburg, write a poem about your favorite kind of weather and try to use a metaphor. What is that weather like?  From  Winter Tangerine :  "Write a poem using three different ways to measure distance." Some examples might be: miles, kilometers, or light years. Or days of driving, or hours in flight, or minutes walking? You could even think about breaths or heartbeats or blinks of the eye.  From  Writer's Digest : "When we finish today’s poem, we’ll be officially 20% of the way through this challenge. Poem by poem, we’re building up some great first drafts. So let’s keep it going! For today’s prompt, write a trap po...

Our poem for Day 6 is by Alfred Lord Tennyson.  Read through the poem 2-3 times (preferably out loud).  What feeling/tone do you get from the poem?  What is it about?  What poetic elements do you notice happening in this poem?  Annotate and make sense of this poem. Our prompts for today:  Like Tennyson, write a poem about an animal.  Or use the  Winter Tan gerine  prompt" Solve your favorite contradiction.  Finally, there's the  Writer's Digest  prompt:  "Write a moment poem. The moment could be this very moment in time. Or pick a moment from your past and dive into it. It could be a huge moment or event in your life (or the life of another). Or you could share a small, private moment–like a walk at night or solitary adventure. Remember:  These prompts are just springboards; you have the freedom to jump in any direction you want. In other words, it’s more important to write a new poe...