Category: Poetry

For this assignment, you are to create two revisions of your Poem, one in the style of Emily Dickinson, and the other in the style of Walt Whitman.
Simply put, the Dickinson version will employ her sense of the line: unpunctuated, short, dashes, sparse, quick.
Whereas, the Whitman version will employ his longer lines, dense descriiptions, intimate gestures, etc.
Submit both poems as one document, indicating which poem is which with the headers “Dickinsonian” and “Whitmanian.”
For the Dickinson version, you must reduce the number of lines and shorten your line lengths.
For the Whitman version, you must extend your line and perhaps add language and length to the poem.
Both poems should not be more than 30 lines.
Attached is the poem that you need to revise.

For this assignment, students will write a haiku (with 3 stanzas) inspired by an image from one of the followin
Audubon B
Audubon Photography B,
Nature Photography B
1. Create an APA document with a running head, page numbering, a title page, and a reference page.
2. Title the haiku.
3. The syllable pattern in each of the three stanzas should be
Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables
4. Attempt to capture a single moment (preferably in the photograph selected), an “Aha!” moment.
5. Have a strategy, such as comparison, contrast, association, and/or implied metaphor or simile.
6. Use specific images.
Stretch your creative-writing muscles and have fun!
Submissions:
Responses will be submitted by attaching a MS Word doc file (feel free to use whatever font size and style you title of your poem, so I know what painting you selected.
2019 Haiku

I have attached an exercise that explains an idea needed for the poem or an example of what to write the poem of. Feel free to have creative control of the poem as long as it is based off the exercise I attached.

Some Easy-to-Follow Tips on How to Write Effective Slam Poetry
Puja Lalwani
A poetry form that became popular in the 80s, slam poetry is all about expression of emotion through poetry for a cause. Here are some tips that tell you how to write slam poetry.
Poetry has always been likened to the works of very famous poets such as Byron and Wordsworth. It is true that you have to be great with words and emotion to be a good poet. Nothing changes with slam poetry, except that it is a more explicit form of writing and recitation that reflects passion for a particular subject. It is also explicit in terms of imagery. At a poetry slam (competition), people recite original work which covers topics that they are passionate about. These topics may range from politics to love to drug abuse and to the environment. Any chosen member of the audience then judges the poetry and rates it on a scale of one to ten. Obviously, those with higher values win the competition.
The Elements of Slam Poetry
The elements of slam poetry are not largely different from the basic elements of other poetry styles. One of the prominent elements, as mentioned earlier, is the passion that resonates in it. Without this passion, which will also reflect in the way it is recited, poetry written for a poetry slam is of no use. It may be metaphorical in nature, in that it reflects the poet’s ideology through a variety of means. On the other hand, it may also be direct. Though this poem does not seek the need for rhyme, having a certain rhythm that flows through it gives it a better quality. Any kind of poetry focuses on repetition, and because slam poetry is usually poetry with a cause, this element is central to its effectiveness. These are the elements that work to enhance the content of the poetry. The content has to strike a chord with the audience, and it is the job of the poet to write poetry that a majority of the audience can relate to.
Tips to Write Slam Poetry
To write effective slam poetry, follow these tips and keep practicing for best results.
Choose a good topic. The topic you choose to is one that you should deeply feel about. You can write a poem on the water problems across the world if you truly think your poetry will strike a chord. Alternately, you could also write a poem about how you think romance is overrated. Anything close to your heart can make it as a topic for slam poetry.
Just a good topic is not enough. Your passion for it should reflect in your poetry. The need for passion to show in the poetry cannot be repeated enough. If you choose a topic only because it is popular but don’t feel strongly about it, the topic will do you no good.
Be clear about the point you are trying to make. When you choose a topic, you should be well aware about it, and should know exactly what you are trying to say through this poem. Write down these points before you try to put them in verse.
Let the rhythm flow. Once the points have been compiled, it’s time to put them in verse and give the words a flow from one point to another.
Start writing in basic English. You don’t have to force yourself to write heavy poetic words as soon as you write the first draft of your poem. Also, feel free to use slang or explicit imagery, but only if you think it is necessary. Try to stuff it in just because it is permissible and you will not be able to score any points with the audience.
Replace basic with more hard-hitting terms. This is where the metaphorical nature of poetry will do you good. For instance, ‘lack of action’ can be rephrased as ‘nothing stirs these still waters’. Using such phrases adds depth to your poetry.
Add emotion to your poem. You’ve written your poem as best as you can, and now it’s time to sprinkle into it the necessary emotion. Are you pleading for action or are you angry for the lack of it? Are you distressed by current affairs or wish to emphasize the need of the hour by eliciting a sense of urgency? With the right words will come the right emotions.
Read it out for yourself. Assume you are a member of the audience and read out the poem aloud. Does it stir you? Do you feel affected by it? Is it making the point clear to you? If you think you aren’t confident enough and that your personal opinion could color your response to these questions, ask a friend to listen to the poem and give you an honest opinion. Only then will you be able to decide whether the poem needs re-working to be improved.
A slam poet has to be a good performer apart from being a good writer. No one reads slam poetry, it is always recited and heard. Use this aspect to your advantage and write the best poetry you can. Of course, practice will only make you perfect. Good luck!
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More Examples
The best advice for this kind of assignment is to write from the heart. Free verse, that is, writing without the constraints of formal patterning and meter, is easier to do but should still be precise and compact, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary, which is the hallmark of poetry.
A simple way to understand and practice poetry is this exercise:
Here is a statement: The sun sets with colorful patterns.
I can use images and figurative language to bring the scene to vivid life, rendering it poetic:
The sun sets with velvet tenderness, lingering over the landscape.
Now use the form of poetry and it begins to sing with rhythm and melody!
The sun sets
With velvet tenderness
Lingering
Over the landscape
You can play with the arrangement to give it different shades and values of meaning and significance, like this:
The sun
Sets with velvet
tenderness
Lingering over
the landscape
Now here is your assignment
Write a slam poem–a type of poetry expressing a person’s personal story and/or struggle usually in an intensely emotional style. Very powerful, sincere, and moving.
Here is an example:
Richard Hendrick
Lockdown
Yes there is fear.
Yes there is isolation.
Yes there is panic buying.
Yes there is sickness.
Yes there is even death.
But,
They say that in Wuhan after so many years of noise
You can hear the birds again.
They say that after just a few weeks of quiet
The sky is no longer thick with fumes
But blue and grey and clear.
They say that in the streets of Assisi
People are singing to each other
across the empty squares,
keeping their windows open
so that those who are alone
may hear the sounds of family around them.
They say that a hotel in the West of Ireland
Is offering free meals and delivery to the housebound.
Today a young woman I know
is busy spreading fliers with her number
through the neighbourhood
So that the elders may have someone to call on.
Today Churches, Synagogues, Mosques and Temples
are preparing to welcome
and shelter the homeless, the sick, the weary
All over the world people are slowing down and reflecting
All over the world people are looking at their neighbours in a new way
All over the world people are waking up to a new reality
To how big we really are.
To how little control we really have.
To what really matters.
To Love.
So we pray and we remember that
Yes there is fear.
But there does not have to be hate.
Yes there is isolation.
But there does not have to be loneliness.
Yes there is panic buying.
But there does not have to be meanness.
Yes there is sickness.
But there does not have to be disease of the soul
Yes there is even death.
But there can always be a rebirth of love.
Wake to the choices you make as to how to live now.
Today, breathe.
Listen, behind the factory noises of your panic
The birds are singing again
The sky is clearing,
Spring is coming,
And we are always encompassed by Love.
Open the windows of your soul
And though you may not be able
to touch across the empty square,
Sing.

Using examples from the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Iliad, and (if relevant) the articles from class, what traces of Gilgamesh and his ancient “heroism” do you see in Achilles? Feel free to consider various elements, such as the treatment of women in the epics, the role of strength, divine lineage, etc.
Criteria: State your argument with a clear thesis statement and use evidence from the texts to support your claims.
Please DONT use Chat GPT or any other form of AI.

6.4 – Establishing a Tentative Structure for Your Essay
Freewriting to Gather Your Material for Essay 1
Congrats on getting MLA formatting right, choosing a tentative topic, and recognizing your tentative thesis. Now it’s time to start focusing on the working structure of your essay by digging into your thinking and imagining. An enduringly useful tool for the prewriting stage is freewriting.
Remember that a freewrite is a timed writing exercise in which you write without stopping about whatever pops into your head. Freewriting can help unleash our inner thoughts before our internalized censor tries to make limiting judgments that can block your writing process.
Today you can expect to immerse in a lot of freewriting, not for the purpose of posting to this assignment (Please do not upload your freewriting.) but to help you make progress in your writing process for Essay 1, including finding a basic structure or useful outline for your analysis of your chosen literary piece.
As you’re freewriting in response to the various prompts below, remember to practice the STOP technique as a way to reenergize as you work on your essay.
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Focused Freewriting
Now let’s take a deep breath and plunge into freewriting in response to the questions below. You will benefit from approaching this activity with enthusiasm, enjoyment in articulating your thoughts about the topic
For each of the questions below, set your timer for 5 minutes and then freewrite. (Do not skip freewriting for this discussion. Save your drafting for after you’ve generated enough material to work with.) For this prewriting exercise, focus your attention on the single task of just writing whatever comes to mind in response to the question you’re working on. This freewriting exercise should take a total of 30-45 minutes.
Who is the poem about? Choose as many descriptives words as you can to paint a vivid picture of the poem’s speaker.
Where does the poem’s story take place? In painting that setting, try to tap into sensory details (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to recreate the places where things happen in the poem. Choose sensory details as appropriate.
When did the story in the poem happen?
What are crucial moments in the poem’s story? Another way to go about it is to list the sequence of events, as they seem to happen in the poem.
What personal associations or memories come up for you in response to the poem? Recreate your memory as though you were creating a vivid scene in a movie, including dialogue.
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Bonus Exercise in Flow
Lynda Barry’s “Writing the Unthinkable” video is a bonus and not required, but those of you who like to draw may find creative inspiration from trying this meditative, artistic approach to writing. Essay 1 is a kind of hybrid essay, requiring practice of academic and creative writing skills.
Personally, I write best when I become personally invested in a writing project. So I like to start my essay journey by taking this kind of creative, meditative route. Below are photos of my attempt to start “Writing the Unthinkable.” I felt more relaxed and comfortable at the thought of working on a personally related essay after I did these fun, easy, flowing exercises.
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Lynda Barry guides you through her extraordinary “Writing the Unthinkable” exercise:~ ~ ~
Writing Task
After you’ve completed freewriting and gathering enough ideas for your tentative essay, provide a paragraph (6-10 sentences) from your draft, making sure it’s coherent enough that other people can read and understand what you wrote. An alternative writing task is to write 6-10 sentences describing the topic for your essay and some of the arguments or statements about your topic that you plan to develop.
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Thave posted the instructions/guidelines. Please make sure to follow all instructions. Make sure the source you sight from is a database (a photo attached explaining a database). I also posted a picture of 8 poems and authors, only choose ONE to write on. Minimum 800 words, can be more

I have attatched a photo of the instructions and 5 poems you can choose from. Please only choose ONE of them to write about. Read the instructions and please make sure you include everything it asks for.

Please choose word “Verse”(highlighted in the attachment) from Edmund Waller’s “Of English Verse” and write one paragraph analyzing how that word is functioning in the poem.

Please choose word “Verse”(highlighted in the attachment) from Edmund Waller’s “Of English Verse” and write one paragraph analyzing how that word is functioning in the poem.