Please visit Amy L.Vanderwater at The Poem Farm for a super fun look at her project of a daily poem about the constellation Orion in conjunction with the lessons of her new book, Poems are Teachers (Heinemann 2017)...and..this week's round-up.
To tell the truth, I'm a bit overwhelmed with the plethora of poetry prompts, new poems to read and craft ideas to consider. Oh, and hey! I do have a project that I've been working on.
So, I've decided to focus on just a couple of favorite places for inspiration and craft. So far, I've settled into a nice morning routine of checking out Amy's Poem Farm and Renee LaTulippe's No Water River where she is introducing a poet, their books and a prompt with opportunities to share writing that create a month long community poetry project. It's like auditing a master class.
Finally, I'm part of the Progressive Poem project hosted by Irene Latham, who is writing daily poems inspired by art of the Harlem Renaissance on her blog, Live Your Poem. My day is lucky Friday the 13th. Be sure to stop back and say hello as this poem grows and grows.
Today, I'm sharing a poem found in Time Magazine's 9 Questions with Tracy K. Smith, US Poet Laureate. I love her spunk that shines through.
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| Begley, Sarah. “9 Questions With Tracy K. Smith.” Time, Time, 2 Apr. 2018, time.com/5220084/tracy-k-smith/ |
Fantastic found poem, Linda! Love your artsy presentation too. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the poem, but I think I like the flowers more. :-) They speak of peace.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that you "found" this poem in the poet laureate's article, Linda. It's great that many 'carry a poem'.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun way to interact with text. I love the artistic way you blacked out this poem. "I have a lot of them" jumped out at me. I like to think I have a lot of them, too.
ReplyDeleteLove this inspiring poem :)
ReplyDeleteYou didn't make a blackout poem, you made an ARTout poem! Gorgeous...and so much truth. A poem about poetry from our Poet Laureate.
ReplyDeleteI love the art you created with your found poem! It is stunning. I may have to go back and find that issue of Time just to read the interview.
ReplyDelete"Art is good." So much truth here and your inspiration inspires me too. I hope you are feeling better, Linda. And I am with you about the overwhelmed feeling. It's like being at one of those all-you-can-eat buffets when you just ate! xxxx
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific source for a found poem. I love the colorful background--words growing in a garden!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this fascinating article-interview with Tracy K. Smith. Your found poem rings out her message well, and the background reminds me of art from the 70s–beautiful, thanks!
ReplyDeleteFound poems are such fun. I love the colors of the finished found poem. Thank you for sharing your process with us.
ReplyDeleteArt IS good... if also the teensiest bit overwhelming during National Poetry Month! Like you, I feel like I'm in a constant state of catching up, but we can only do what we can do, right? Thanks for finding the time to fit in a dino poem! :)
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