Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Penfield Poetry Prep/3x5 draft; Art Poem draft

Today, please complete the following:

1. Prepare and chat with me about your Penfield Poetry entry. You should leave your name off the copy, just the title. On a SEPARATE sheet, please include the title, your name, address (with zip code), email address, cell # or phone #, School Name and grade.

2. Read and complete the following drafts today in class:
a. The Power of Art poem draft
b. The 3x5 poem draft

Here are a few examples and samples of similar style poems:

Ekphrasis poetry (poetry about art). An related art piece can be found under the sample poem.
War Photograph
A sample war photo.

Why Knowing Is
Matisse's Woman With a Hat

Stealing the Scream
The Scream by Edward Munch

Photograph of People Dancing
People Dancing in France photograph

Short Poems (3x5 poem samples)
William Butler Yeats "Death"

Amy Lowell "Fragment"

"Nothing Gold Can Stay" Robert Frost

"Dust of Snow" by Robert Frost

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This course stresses understanding the characteristics & techniques in the literary genres of fiction, poetry, and dramatic writing. This course will continue to build on students’ reading and writing skills begun in previous creative writing classes. Readings and discussions of works by major writers in the field will be examined as inspiration and models of fine writing. This educational blog is designed for the use of the students at the School of the Arts in Rochester, NY.