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March 8, 2020 5 Comments

Ep 222: Can a Poem a Day Make Us Better Writers?

Can a Poem a Day Make Us Better Writers? (Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach)

[Ep 222] My most effective year teaching high school composition was the one I began with poetry. From day one, I introduced literary devices through poems, inviting students to spot metaphor and simile, hyperbole and imagery, rhythm, rhyme, and repetition. With a focus on a single poem, we could zero in on just a few observations and they could use those as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast, writing Tagged With: poem, poetry

December 15, 2012 17 Comments

Fragile

This morning, I cradled empty eggshells in the palm of my hand where they rested: smooth fragile broken. I touched one of the points of their jagged edges and then lay them gently on a soft white kitchen towel. Midwinter sun filtered through clouds— through windowpanes streaked by rain— shed muted light on silent mourning. * * * * * Image and poem by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: life Tagged With: eggshell, eggshells, poem

November 19, 2009 4 Comments

Food on Fridays: When the Frost is on the Punkin

(alternative button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome. Recipes are enjoyed, but you can simply tell us if you're hosting Thanksgiving—link to your post quickly and then by all means, return to your shopping and cleaning!In other words, the Food on Fridays parameters are not at all narrow. I think of it as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: creativity, Food, Food on Fridays, lifelong learning, memorization Tagged With: James Whitcomb Riley, memorization, memory work, poem, poetry, poetry recitation, The Frost is on the Punkin

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