30PD = 11-11-08 (#15)

scuffed, beaten, scraped
the color of battered pewter
its miniature screen
illuminates
"1 New Txt Msg"
my little courier
my link to you.

- Write a poem that follows the three rules of the imagists. -

<3 = brittany

30PD = 11-9-08 (#14)

sleeping
sleeping
I hear nothing
from within my coma.
shake me
try to wake me
nothing works
nothing can make me
get up.
I'm not happy
but I find it easier
sleeping
and
sleeping

comatose.

- Write a poem that uses at least two different forms of repetition. -

<3 = brittany

30PD = 11-1-08 (#13)

Where do you write?
At home, wherever I happen to be sitting.

What tools do you use?
Either pen and paper or my computer, my thesaurus, and usually I have music playing.

When do you write?
Whenever the mood strikes, but usually near the end of the day.

How long are your sessions?
Meh, it depends. And I really don't pay attention, but anywhere from a half hour to an hour.

How do you choose your subjects?
I write about events in my life, I write about things I see, I sometimes try to imagine other characters with different voices, and I sometimes make stuff up.

How do you prepare?
Usually I just sit down and go, but sometimes I'll read other people's poetry or my own old stuff.

What writing methods do you use?
Just write the poem.

How do you edit or revise?
I reread the poem and look for errors or parts that could be better but I don’t spend too long on it the first time. I've been going back and working old poems though, and I spend a while on those.

I hadn't realized
He shook his head
True emotion can be disguised.

The smiling faces were stylized
Masks to cover the sneers unsaid
I hadn't realized.

I was always despised
Because I struggled and bled
True emotion can be disguised.

They had me downsized
And sent me to bed
I hadn't realized.

They pretended to keep me apprised
But made sure that I always misread
True emotion can be disguised.

A lie was devised
To keep them ahead
I hadn't realized
True emotion can be disguised.

- Today is a two-part assignment. The first part is to think about your method of writing poetry. The second part is to shake up your process. If you have a lot of structure, try loosening up. If you write very loosely, try adding some structure to the process. I wrote a villanelle. It was hard. D: -

<3 = brittany

30PD = 11-1-08 (#12)

Cinquain (2, 4, 6, 8, 2)
Miss you
Bring me back there
to the place I can hold
you and tell you "I love you too"
at home.

Tanka (5, 7, 5, 7, 7)
Shadows slink across
The room, obscuring my sight.
Is someone there? Hey-
Get out of here! I stumble
To the light, flip the switch.
But there is nothing.

- Write a poem using syllabic verse. Oh, and I modified my tanka a little by adding a 5-syllable line to the end. -

<3 = brittany