Where I am From Poem ― Be creative and end with "welcome to ME" PDF EXAMPLE
Carpe Diem poem PDF
Judge Not (inspired by the Bob Marley song, and Mr. Tubach's tattoo) PDF
Epitaph poems (X3, biographical poems as headstone inscriptions sketch: headstones
Epistle Poem (letters in verse, addressed to a passion) PDF
Reverso [osreveR] poem (can be read in reverse, sometimes with different meanings) PDF PDF sketch: arrows
Honest Poem in the style of Rudy Francisco. START THE NEW YEAR WITH SOME HONESTY PDF
Two-voice Poem (collaborative, Joyful Noise, Phoenix, Two Women, Partner Poems) Full, PDF VIDEO VIDEO
Blues poem in the style of Langston Hughes, (rhyming triplets x3 AAA BBB CCC) PDF sketch: blue tear drops
Limerick in the style of Edward Lear (five lines, AABBA, A = 8-9 syllables, B-5-6 syllables) PDF
Tanka (Japanese, 5-7-5-7-7, + personification, metaphor & simile) PDF sketch: Japanese characters
Renga (Japanese, collaborative, 5-7-5, 7-7, 5-7-5, 7-7, 5-7-5, 7-7) PDF
Wu-yan-li-shi (5 syllable lines, in the style of Chinese immigrants at Angel island) PDF sketch: Chinese characters
Confessional Poem ("Mirror") in the style of Sylvia Plath PDF
Occasional Poem, with inspiration from "The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman PDF
SLAM Poem. Make it count! Be expressive! In the style of YOU! FREE-VERSE (social awareness, criticism)
I've Learned Poem in the style of Omer B. Washington. This is a "list poem" PDF
I Am Poem (self-reflection, descriptive language, patterned, this will be "About the Author" page) PDF sketch: self-portrait
"We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for." ― John Keating (Dead Poet's Society)
PROJECT D.p.S.
In addition to reading and analyzing poems, students will also explore poetry as literary agents. Students will write several original poems, then type and publish them in illustrated books for Spring Exhibition. Each student will need a .5" binder with a clear-view sleeve, and at least ten sheet protectors. There will likely be multiple opportunities to enter poetry contests, including Santa Clara Country Library and Skipping Stones multicultural literary magazine. Several CSMH students have been published and/or won cash prizes in the past. Details given in class.
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