Poetry

Step One: Think of a specific memory that relates to a theme from your list. Freewrite for 8 minutes about this memory. Include as many specific details as possible. Use the five senses!

 Poems are "fictions," small stories that may be based upon "factual" events in our lives, but are not necessarily "true." You may embellish your poems through exaggeration and metaphor in order to make them "true" for the reader. Write a poem based on the memory you just explored. Try to include in your first draft as many of the following variables as possible:


 *  Reread what you have written.
 * Mark or highlight any words, phrases, or images which you particularly like.
 * Has anyone written something that surprises you?
 *  Were the variables helpful or distracting? How did you manage to work them into their drafts?
 * Share?


 *  Include **water** or **liquid** of any kind (tears, Coke, melting ice, etc.).
 *  Mention a **piece of furniture** (bed, car, TV, etc.).
 * Include a **sound, smell, or taste.**
 * Tell a **secret & tell a lie** (and never tell anyone which is which!)