Poem That Matters

Please note: For this assignment I ask that you DO NOT use a song.

Now that you've completed The Great Poetry Hunt, it's time to share some of your findings! You need to post ONE of your favorite poems that you found on your blog. You're going to go a little above and beyond just posting though.

On your post, you need to include:

1. The title and entire poem

2. Brief biographical information about the poet

3. Brief explanation about why the poem matters to you (Why does it matter? What, specifically, about it moves you? Does it remind you of anything?)

4. Include some kind of visual that captures the feeling of the poem

You can see an example here.

Don't know where to start looking for poems? Consider the following sites:

poetry.org

poets.org

Poetry 180

Poem Hunter.com

To get credit for this assignment, please click here

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to Westlake's Creative Writing blog.

The purpose of this blog is to:

1. Provide a central location for all assignments and examples (some shown in class, others not)

2. Provide easy access to the writing of other students

Things to Do:

- purchase a Writing Journal

- come up with a pen name*                              

- create your own blog via blogger

- Post an introduction on your blog (remember, you are speaking to the blogosphere, not just to me or your classmates, so make sure you stay safe and keep it anonymous). See an example here. And here. Annnnnd here. And this beautiful one here.

If you want to customize the look of your blog, check out this link. If you google "free blogger template" you'll be able to find many more too.

Please click here to get credit for the assignment

Due on 1/27

*Note: Ms. Rallison's pen name is not Harold Miner. She is going to keep hers secret until the end of the semester, just like you will!