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Poetry is...
 ...not
prose.
What does that mean?
Click here for a definition of what poetry is NOT:
prose
You spend all of your time in English class learning the rules and
structure of language. Enough, at least for now!
Poetry is the
aRt
of the spoken and written word. Let's throw some of that paint around the
room and see what happens!
"Inspiration may be a form of superconsciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness--I
wouldn't know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness."
-- Aaron Copland
Exercise one: The Instant Muse
- Click here:
The Instant Muse Poetry Generator
- Cool, eh? Mr. Janes will give you your line.
- Open a new Word document and type it out. Save it as
instant muse in your folder.
- That's your launch pad, random, like the universe! It's your job to
reach into the universe of your mind and see what comes out, clenched in
your fist!
- Work with what the universe provided. If you need to,
look up words about
which you are not 100% sure.
- Using that dense imagery, let your poem create
itself. What do you see in your mind's eye? What course does that
bizarre combination of words suggest to YOU?
- Let it... cook! Don't rush. You might want to jot your line down, as
we've read, and return to it later.
- Also as we discussed, don't over-analyze it. It's art, not science.
Don't become a barrier to yourself, the universe, your
muse.
Exercise two: Everything, including the kitchen sink.
- List all the details you can remember about a place that's very familiar
to you. It might be your bedroom, this classroom, or the kitchen sink.
- After you've made your list, work the details into a poem.
- Save it as kitchen sink in your
folder.
Exercise three: Nothingness is everything.
- Mr. Janes will give you directions.
- Save your work as my poem in your
folder.
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