Hot Rivets - a very unique poem where the last word of one line must rhyme with the first or second word of the next line. (From author/illustrator Julie Larios) Write a free-verse poem making sure that the final word rhymes with the first (or second) word of your next line. Wicket from Word Well: MIRACLE… Continue reading Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write #7 – Hot Rivets
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Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write #6 – Love Don’t Mean
Eloise Greenfield’s (1978) Honey, I Love is an oldie but a goodie. It includes many short poems but “Love Don’t Mean” is by far my favourite from this small yet powerful collection, probably for its simplicity. Love don’t mean all that kissing Like on television Love means Daddy Saying keep your mama company till I… Continue reading Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write #6 – Love Don’t Mean
Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write #5 – Kennings
Free Write #5 - Kennings If this word is new to you, as it was to me, it is a literary device in which a poetic phrase substitutes for a noun. A memorable kenning occurs when one element of the phrase creates a striking, unexpected comparison. Ex. sky-candle (the sun). (With thanks to Mike Schmidt.) Write 5… Continue reading Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write #5 – Kennings
Wounded Writers Ask – Apron
In ten lines or less, write about an apron. Wicket from Word Well - which today is from Ben Van Dongen Horseshoe (boy, he's really challenging me!) Horseshoe Apron I'd like to say there were horseshoes on her apron. A pretty apron, solid red with blue horseshoes and a frilly bottom. That would be nice.… Continue reading Wounded Writers Ask – Apron
VANESSA SHIELDS 